Reproductive Health / Family Planning

Reproductive Health, also known as family planning, helps prevent unplanned pregnancies. We help families and individuals plan and space their pregnancies. These services are available to both women and men.

Reproductive health services are provided by health care professionals.

If needed, a patient is referred to OU Women’s Clinic for further evaluation by a OB/Gyn physician. In this case, clinical staff will assist in making an appointment with OU Women’s Clinic.

We recommend making child care arrangements before coming into the clinic for family planning services. We may need to reschedule your appointment if children are present for some types of visits:

• Family planning focused for men and women

• Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) screening

• Routine breast exams starting at age 25. Referrals for diagnostic mammograms and ultrasound if needed, referral for screening mammogram at age 40
• Pap smears starting at age 21

• Long acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) such as intrauterine devices (IUD) and contraceptive implants (Nexplanon) insertion/removal

• Other contraceptive methods including birth control pills, shot or ring for up to a one year supply

• Preconception Health Services that provide screening and information to support individuals’ goals about becoming pregnant and reducing pregnancy-related health risks such as low birth weight, premature birth, and infant mortality

• Pregnancy testing

We recommend making child care arrangements before coming into the clinic for family planning services. We may need to reschedule your appointment if children are present for some types of visits or methods of birth control.

Prescription for birth control pills, birth control shot or ring for up to a one year supply

Basic infertility evaluation and education with referral to an infertility specialist if indicated (Patients in menopause or who have had a tubal ligation or hysterectomy do not qualify)

We recommend making child care arrangements before coming into the clinic for family planning services. We may need to reschedule your appointment if children are present for some types of visits or methods of birth control.

For walk-in clients (no appointment needed – Visit with RN only):

•  Condoms for birth control and STI prevention, counseling on natural family planning to avoid pregnancy, basic fertility counseling.

Early Start is a walk-in service providing pregnancy prevention as soon as possible for teens and others. This one-time service offers females and males a limited supply of a birth control method, such as pills, IUDs, and condoms, among others. A medical exam by appointment will be required for ongoing birth control services. For more information, please see the Payment section at the bottom of this page.

• Emergency contraception is a pregnancy prevention method available as soon as possible for females within three days after unprotected intercourse. Assistance with obtaining ongoing birth control services is offered and available. For more information, please see the Payment section below.
• Pregnancy testing is available at our OCCHD North Clinical building, West, and South locations. Please see the Locations section below for more information.
• Birth control supply pickup during the year following an annual exam with the NP.