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• Planned Parenthood NYC provides many birth control services, including birth control implant, birth control patch, birth control pill, birth control shot, birth control vaginal ring (NuvaRing), diaphragm, condom, female condom, fertility awareness method, IUD (hormonal), IUD (copper), etc. For a relatively low cost, Planned Parenthood writes and fulfills birth control prescriptions. If you don't have a prescription, you can receive the prescription and pills in the same day. If you choose to go to a location like Staten Island, you'll probably be able to book an earlier appointment than in Manhattan or Brooklyn. As of 2015, Planned Parenthood only provides one form of pills: [[Chateal]]. To schedule an appointment, call 212-965-7000, Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm. | |||
• Women's Health Free Clinic, which is a free, student-run clinic, provides birth control pills, Depo-Provera shot, IUDs, condoms, Nexplanon implant for low-income patients. Clinic Hours: Sat 9am-1pm, Tel. 212-206-5200. Address: 16 East 16th Street, New York, NY 10003 | |||
• Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in Chelsea (356 W 18th St; (212) 271-7200) -- Resource for the LGBT community, and provides a variety of 'women-well' services, regardless of cost. | |||
Regarding condoms, there's little social stigma, and they can be purchased in most pharmacies. You can also get the NYC free condoms, which are found all over the city in over 600 locations through the five boroughs, such as Addiction NYC (27 St. Marks Place), 9th Avenue Saloon (656 9th Avenue), AIDS Center of Queens County (121-61 Jamaica Ave 7th Floor), Albert Einstein College of Medicine (804 East 138th Street, Bronx) and many more locations. For a full locator of free condom venues, check out the official [https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/DispensingSiteLocator/mainView.do;%20jsessionid=BF50C86CD11C7151057D1292F3B000DB condom site locator] put out by NYC. | Regarding condoms, there's little social stigma, and they can be purchased in most pharmacies. You can also get the NYC free condoms, which are found all over the city in over 600 locations through the five boroughs, such as Addiction NYC (27 St. Marks Place), 9th Avenue Saloon (656 9th Avenue), AIDS Center of Queens County (121-61 Jamaica Ave 7th Floor), Albert Einstein College of Medicine (804 East 138th Street, Bronx) and many more locations. For a full locator of free condom venues, check out the official [https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/DispensingSiteLocator/mainView.do;%20jsessionid=BF50C86CD11C7151057D1292F3B000DB condom site locator] put out by NYC. | ||