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Sexual Health Centre
Our Program |
The Bay Centre for
Birth Control
The Bay Centre for Birth Control
offers a range of sexual and reproductive health services for women. It
is located at 790 Bay Street, Toronto.
All services are confidential and include counselling and referral services
as well as physical exams and care.
You don't need a doctor's
referral to visit the Bay Centre, but it is wise to make an appointment using
the phone number below. Drop-ins will only be seen if time permits. The
Bay Centre is wheelchair accessible.
Contraceptive Health Care
Bay Centre staff will do a reproductive health
assessment and help you decide what are the best contraceptive choices for
you. They will also be happy to answer any of your questions.
Birth control pills and other methods, including the birth control patch, Nuvaring, emergency contraception, cervical barriers, sponges and spermicides are available for sale at reduced costs. The Centre also provides Depo-Provera injections and will insert IUDs. They would also be happy to refer you for fertility awareness counselling. Condoms are distributed free. Emergency contraception is also available from the Centre including pills or a post-coital IUD.
Reproductive
Health Care
The Bay Centre provides pregnancy
testing as well as counselling and referrals for obstetrical
care.
Abortion Care
The Bay Centre provides counselling for women with unwanted pregnancies and information about different abortion options. The Centre also provides full medical care for women who choose to have an abortion, including pre- and post-abortion followup and counselling. Bay Centre staff can refer you to private gynecologists or free standing abortion clinics.
Sexual Health
Care
The Bay Centre also offers a host of other sexual health services including:
- Pap tests
- testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections
- safer sex counselling and information
- Hepatitis B vaccination
- counselling and referral on other sexual health issues
- anonymous HIV antibody tests including pre- and post-test counselling
- HIV information and treatment referrals
Colposcopy Services
The Bay Centre also offers a diagnostic colposcopy service for women who have been referred by their doctor. If you have been referred for a colposcopy appointment with us, click here for more information.
Location
790 Bay Street, 8th floor (Southwest
corner of College and Bay)
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1N8
Fax: 416-351-3727
For more information or to
book and appointment call
416-351-3700.
Telephone lines are open:
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
(Closed between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.)
1:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Closed on public holidays and long weekends.
The clinic is open:
Monday & Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The last client is registered half an hour before closing.
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