Sexual Health Clinic Facts

London Strathroy

50 King Street Kenwick Mall (At the corner of King and Ridout) (51 Front Street)

519-663-5446 519-663-5446

Services offered at the Sexual Health Clinics

Low cost (Morning after pill)

Pap Tests testing and counselling IUD insertion Free confidential testing and treatment for sexually transmitted (STIs) Free Needle Exchange

London Birth Control Clinic - Information and Hours

At the Birth Control Clinic we offer birth control, pregnancy testing and counseling, emergency contraception, IUD insertion, and Pap tests. Clients are counselled about birth control options, most of which can be purchased at The Clinic at an affordable price. Clients can attend the Birth Control Clinic by appointment and may need a valid health card at each visit.

Birth Control Clinic Hours: (By appointment only)  Morning, afternoon and evening appointments available.  To make an appointment for the Birth Control Clinic, call 519-663-5446.  Please bring your health card.

Pill Purchase: • Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm • Friday: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

London Sexually Transmitted (STI) Clinic

The STI Clinic operates on a drop-in basis. No appointment is required and clients do not have to present a health card. STI testing and treatment are provided at no charge. Emergency contraception and pregnancy testing is also available.

STI Clinic Hours: (No appointment) • Mondays and Wednesdays: 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm, with registration beginning at 4:30 pm

• Friday: 8:30 am - 10:30 am

Strathroy Clinic – Information and Hours

At the Strathroy Clinic, we offer birth control, sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, pregnancy testing, and counselling, emergency contraception, IUD insertion, and Pap tests. Clients are counselled about birth control options, most of which can be purchased at The Clinic at an affordable price.

Strathroy Clinic Hours: (by appointment only)

 Thursdays 11:00 am – 4:00 pm; evening appointments available the 2nd and 4th Thursday of

the m onth  To make an appointment at The Clinic in Strathroy, please call 519-663-5446 and press “3”

 Please bring your health card

Pill Purchase:

 Thursdays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm  Extended hours until 7:00 pm available the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month

Needle Exchange

The Clinic offers free Needle Exchange. Clients can drop-in during clinic hours, return used needles and syringes, and pick-up sterile needles and/or syringes. Resources and counseling are available.

London Hours: • Monday -Thursday 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

• Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Strathroy Hours:

 Thursdays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm nd th  Extended hours until 7:00 pm available the 2 and 4 Thursday of the month In partnership with the London Intercommunity Health Centre and Regional HIV/AIDS Connection, The Clinic now offers Naloxone training to eligible clients. For more information please call: 519-434-1601.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who will I see at the Birth Control Clinic? Who will I see in the STI Clinic? You will be seen by a nurse and a doctor. You will be seen by a nurse and a doctor.

Female doctors and nurses are available at our Can I just come to The Clinic to get free Birth Control clinics. ?

Yes. We always have free condoms at The Clinic. Is it true that birth control costs less at The

Clinic? Are there age restrictions for attending The Yes. Your birth control can be prescribed by our Clinic? doctors or by your family doctor. We accept For the Birth Control Clinic, we see women less than cash or debit in London and Strathroy. See our 50 years old. Our Sexually Transmitted Infections website: http://www.healthunit.com/birth-control- clinic has no age limits. sold-at-the-clinic for most current pricing.

Can I get a free pregnancy test at The Clinic? When can I buy birth control? Yes. We provide pregnancy testing and discuss Birth control can be purchased at our London pregnancy options. location Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to

7:00 pm and Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. How do you test for STIs? For the Strathroy office birth control can be Most STIs can be tested through urine or a blood purchased on Thursdays. test. Sometimes a swab is recommended to

diagnose specific symptoms. If you are concerned Do you sell the Emergency Contraceptive about either genital or genital herpes, and Pill (ECP)? have a sore or bump on or near your genitals, our Yes. ECP, also known as the morning-after pill doctors will examine you and discuss diagnosis and is available at The Clinic and can be purchased treatment. at a reduced cost at our London clinic without an appointment. The sooner you take the morning- How long does it take to get my STI test results after pill after unprotected sex the more effective back? it is, but it can be used up to five days afterward. Most STI test results take one week to come back. For ECP at the Strathroy office, it can be We recommend that clients return to The Clinic to purchased on Thursdays. get their results.