- Description
- Offers confidential services to women and gender diverse teens and adults experiencing barriers to accessing birth control or other sexual health related services.
The Birth Control Centre offers the following services:
- birth control information, prescriptions, and free supplies for those who qualify
- pregnancy testing and options support for unplanned pregnancies
- information on safer sex practices
- STI (sexually transmitted infection) testing and treatment
- pap testing
- HPV vaccine or support accessing pharmaceutical company compassionate HPV vaccine
Birth control methods available:
- emergency contraception (pills and copper IUD insertion)
- birth control pill, patch, and ring
- birth control injection
- IUDs (intrauterine devices) and contraception implant insertions and removals
- condoms
Other places you can access sexual health services include:
If you have drug benefit coverage and / or can afford your birth control:
- see your family doctor (find one at albertafindsadoctor.ca)
- visit a walk-in or virtual care clinic
- access a women's health clinic
- request a referral to a Women's Health Clinic if you need a female Health Care Provider
If you are pregnant and trying to access options for an abortion / termination:
If you require STI testing or treatment only:
- your family doctor
- walk-in clinics
- STI Clinic
Key Provider: doctors, registered nurses (RNs) - Eligibility
- Yes, Women and gender diverse teens and adults experiencing barriers to accessing birth control or other sexual health related services.
- Application Process
- Service Access: See below, Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.
Self-referral on a drop-in basis.
Referral Process: N/A
Waiting Period: N/A,
- Telephone
- 780-735-0010
- Fax
- 780-735-0015
- Languages
- Interpreter/Translation services
- Fees
- Fee: N/A
Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: N/A - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- February 2, 2024
- Address
- 13310 111 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T5M 2M7
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
Appointments only
Appointment clinic times:
Monday: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Hours for existing clients picking up birth control medication only:
Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Closed Statutory holidays.