Family Planning Plus

If your girlfriend takes the morning after pill (Plan B) within 72 hours of unprotected sex, she can reduce her risk of pregnancy. If it is too late for Plan B, the only thing you can do is wait and see. If she misses her next period, have her take a pregnancy test. If negative, have her repeat the pregnancy test every two weeks until she either gets her period or has a positive result.  If positive, you two will have some decisions to make.

In the meantime, don’t further risk an unintended pregnancy. Either abstain from sexual intercourse or use condoms. Free condoms are available at all of our offices.  Just drop by and ask for them. If you and your girlfriend are planning to continue to have sex, please let your girlfriend know that we are available if she’d like to make an appointment to start a hormonal method of birth control (like the pill). Everything is confidential. If she is under 18, her visit is free. Also, minors (individuals under 18 years old) are guaranteed confidential reproductive health care. This means if she doesn’t want her parents to know about her visit with us, we, by law, cannot inform her parents.  We will, however, encourage her to talk with her parents about her decision to utilize our services. If she is 18 or older, fees for services are based on household size and income. If she lives in Pennsylvania, she may still be eligible for free birth control and reproductive care through an MA waiver program (SelectPlan for Women). Please give us a call.