Birth Control & Family Planning
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About Birth Control & Family Planning
Birth control helps ensure you get pregnant when you are ready. Oral contraceptive pills can also help with acne, breast tenderness, menstrual irregularities in addition to lowering risk for certain cancers. They are generally safe, but also come with some risks which needs to be evaluated periodically.
Getting help
- Discuss your reproductive life plan
- For women not desiring pregnancy, we can advise you on birth control methods which best fit your preferences and health status
- For women desiring pregnancy, we can discuss pre-conception counselling and optimizing your health for pregnancy
- Assess your risk for sexually transmitted infections and provide screening
- Provide advice on relevant in-person examinations required while using birth control
- Provide prescriptions for birth control pills, patches and rings as well as referrals for IUD placement
- Take your blood pressure at home or in the pharmacy
- Do a pregnancy or blood test
- Ensure your pap smear is up to date
- Provide prescriptions where appropriate monitoring has not been done
- If you have a complex medical history or any contraindications, we may advise you to seek in-person assessment in order to ensure that you are safely prescribed birth control.
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Pamela is a family physician based in Toronto. She completed her residency training at the University of Toronto and has a special interest in acute ambulatory care and women's health.
Pamela is available for consultation in Korean.
Nhon is a Nurse Practitioner who completed her studies at the University of Ottawa. She has an interest in primary health care as well as women's health, specifically obstetrics.
Nhon is available for consultation in Vietnamese.
Kathryn is a Nurse Practitioner who completed her M.Sc and NP training at McMaster University. Her knowledge base is well rounded in primary health care but has a special interest in well women and infant care.
April is a Nurse Practitioner who did her studies at the University of British Columbia. She has an interest in primary health care, specifically women's health. She also enjoys providing care to remote and rural communities.
Heather is a Nurse Practitioner and alumnus of the University of Waterloo (BSc), University of Toronto (BScN) and University of Alberta (MN). She is interested in preventative medicine, women's health and mental health.
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