Contraception
Did you know that several healthcare professionals can help you obtain birth control or renew your prescription, without necessarily needing a traditional medical appointment?
Depending on your situation, you can consult:
- Your family doctor or the GAP (Primary Care Access Point)
- A nurse at your GMF (Family Medicine Group)
- An NP-led clinic (nurse practitioner clinic)
- Your pharmacist
- A CLSC or youth clinic (for those 25 and under)
- A school nurse
- An Aire ouverte service point
Contraceptive Consultation
- Contraceptive prescription (oral, patch, ring or intramuscular)
- Intrauterine device (IUD), see the comparative table
- To get an appointment for an IUD insertion, please click here.
- Recommendations concerning installation of an IUD, please click here.
- Recommendations after an IUD insertion, please click here.
- To get an appointment ONLY for an IUD removal, you MUST call the clinic during opening hours at 514 843-7904.
- Contraceptive implant NEXPLANON® (under the skin of the upper arm), please click here.
- To get an appointment for NEXPLANON® insertion or removal, please click here.
- Recommendations following insertion of NEXPLANON®, please click here.
For more information on contraceptive methods, please click here.
Emergency Contraception
You may need to use emergency contraception if you’ve had unprotected sex and don’t want to get pregnant.
There are two methods:
- Morning after pill
- Up to 3 days after intercourse: Levonorgestrel pill (Plan B, Next Choice, Option 2, Norlevo)
- Up to 5 days after intercourse: Ulipristal pill (Ella)
- Emergency IUD insertion
- Up to 7 days after intercourse: IUD with copper. The installation is done by a doctor and is the most effective emergency method.
Call us to see if we have quick appointment availability.