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* You can get condoms in grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores and online. There are no age restrictions for purchasing condoms. Typically, a 12-pack of condoms costs around $12. Female condoms cost around $2 to $4 per condom. You can also get free condoms at health centers (like Planned Parenthood), HIV testing centers and local health departments. Call 1-800-230-PLAN (7526) to learn where you can get free condoms in your area. | * You can get condoms in grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores and online. There are no age restrictions for purchasing condoms. Typically, a 12-pack of condoms costs around $12. Female condoms cost around $2 to $4 per condom. You can also get free condoms at health centers (like Planned Parenthood), HIV testing centers and local health departments. Call 1-800-230-PLAN (7526) to learn where you can get free condoms in your area. | ||
* Women’s Care of Tufts Medical Center: Address: 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111, (617) 636-1379 | Here are some health facilities to access birth control in Boston: | ||
* Adolescent Medicine Clinic Floating Hospital for Children Tufts Medical Center: Address: 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111, (617) 636-5255 | |||
* Boston Medical Center: Doctors Office Building | * [http://www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/ Women’s Care of Tufts Medical Center]: They have provide low-cost and LGBT-friendly services. They have birth control pills, implants and IUDs (hormonal & non-hormonal). You can request a female provider. They accept health insurance and people who are uninsured. Address: 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111, (617) 636-1379 | ||
* [https://www.floatinghospital.org/PhysicianDirectory/Laura-Grubb.aspx Adolescent Medicine Clinic Floating Hospital for Children Tufts Medical Center]: This is a program that specifically works with adolescents and teenagers. They can give you birth control pills or the implant at a low cost. Health insurance accepted and LGBT-friendly. Address: 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111, (617) 636-5255 | |||
* [http://www.bmc.org/obgyn.htm Boston Medical Center]: " We offer the most up to date contraception options including intrauterine devices (IUDs), hormonal implants, and injectable methods and we are able to take care of patients with medical complications and special needs." They provide low-cost services. Accepts insurance and also takes the uninsured. LGBT-friendly. Address: Doctors Office Building, 720 Harrison Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA, 02118, (617) 414-2000. | |||
* Boston Medical Center: Yawkey Ambulatory Care Center: Address: 850 Harrison Avenue, 4th Floor, Boston, MA, 02118, (617) 414-2000. | * Boston Medical Center: Yawkey Ambulatory Care Center: Address: 850 Harrison Avenue, 4th Floor, Boston, MA, 02118, (617) 414-2000. | ||
* Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Address: 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA, 02215, (617) 667-3736. | * Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Address: 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA, 02215, (617) 667-3736. | ||