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Family Planning
Family planning is a program for any male or female seeking a form
of birth control or requesting a pap smear. A nurse practitioner
completes a physical examination, performs pap smears, breast exams,
and prescribes birth control methods for each client. Each client
wishing to participate in the program must have an appointment with
the nurse practitioner. A physician attends three clinics each month
for problem visits.
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Forms of birth control
offered by the Health Center include:
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- Condoms
- Birth Control Pills
- Depo
- Ortho Evra Patch
- Metrogel
The client is expected to return to the Health Department to pick up
pills or receive Depo Provera injections and return for their annual
exam.
Several tests that may be included in the yearly exam: blood pressure,
weight, hemoglobin level,
syphilis, urine test for protein and sugar,
pap smear, breast exam, and gonorrhea/chlamydia cultures. With each
exam, the nurse practitioner asks important issues of pre-pregnancy
counseling to include intake of folic acid, drug-alcohol use and proper
diet, prevention of the spread of STD's, and the importance of
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