CONTRACEPTION

Facts and Fact Sheets

• Navy Walk-in Contraception Clinics (no appointment needed) (MilSuite link)
• Patient Contraception Decision Tool (waiting room tool)(BUMED)
• Contraception Pocket Card (BUMED)
• Bedsider.org (National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy)
• Contraception Effectiveness Factsheet (FDA)
• Choosing the right birth control method (Association of Reproductive Health Professionals [ARHP])
• MTV's “It's Your Sex Life” (unintended pregnancy prevention, healthy relationships, more…)
• Using Birth Control Pills Consistantly (ARHP) Most Sailors who use contraception use birth control pills - including most-contraceptive-using Sailors who experience an unplanned pregnancy. This fact sheet contains tips for suceessful birth contol pill use.
• Natural Family Planning and Fertility Awareness (HHS.gov)
• Learn about IUDs and the hormonal implant

Emergency Contraception

• Plan B One-Step Emergency Contraceptive Pill Fact Sheet (NMCPHC)
• Emergency Contraceptive Pill Fact Sheet (NMCPHC)
• Emergency Contraception Poster (NMCPHC)
• Emergency Contraception Fact Sheet (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• Not2Late.org
• DoD-HA Policy: Coverage for Over-the-Counter Plan B One Step Emergency Contraceptive at MTFs
• BUMED Policy: Access to emergency contraceptive pills

Walk-in Contraception Clinics

• Naval Medical Center San Diego
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Building 3, 1st floor
  Open Monday - Thursday 0830-1530
  Open Friday 1300-1530
  Phone (619)-532-7080
  Website: https://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcsd/Pages/Care/ObstetricsGynecology.aspx
• Naval Branch Health Clinic Kearny Mesa
  Department of Family Medicine
  8808 Balboa Avenue, San Diego CA 92123
  Open: Thursday 1200-1500
  Open: Friday 0800-1100
  Phone: 619-645-0155
  Website: http://go.usa.gov/xNMe2 https://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcsd/Pages/Patients/NBHC-KearnyMesa-Medical.aspx
• Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Bldg 65 Molly Pitcher Road, 100 Brewster Blvd, Camp Lejeune NC 28547
  Phone: (910) 451-2569
  Open: Tuesdays 1300-1600
• Naval Hospital Jacksonville
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  2080 Child Street, Jacksonville FL 32214
  Phone: (904) 542-7419
  Open: First and Third Thursday 0730-1100, 1300-1500
• Naval Branch Health Clinic Mayport
  1204 Massey Avenue, Mayport FL 32228
  Phone: (904) 270-3248
  Open: Wednesday 0730-1030 and 1300-1500
• Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point
  Women's Health Clinic
  4389 Beaufort Road, Havelock NC 28532
  Phone: (252) 466-0921
  Open: Monday 1200-1530
• Naval Branch Health Clinic Norfolk (Sewell's Point) Women's Health Clinic
  1721 Admiral Taussig Blvd, Norfolk VA 23511
  Phone: 757-953-9000
  Open: Tuesdays 0700-1030 and 1230-1430
• Naval Hospital Sigonella
  Department of OB/GYN
  PSC 836 BOX 2670, FPO AE 09636-9998
  Phone: +39 095 564622
  Open: Monday - Thursday 1230-1500
• Naval Hospital Okinawa
  Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, Building 972, 2nd Floor; PSC 482 FPO AP 96362-1600
  Phone: 011-81-98-971-7555
  DSN: 646-WELL (option 6, then option 4)
  Open: Tuesdays from 0730 to 1130
• Naval Hospital Yokosuka
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2nd floor; PSC 475 FPO AP 96350
  Phone: 011-81-46-816-7144
  Phone (DSN): 243-8747
  Open: Wednesdays 1200-1500
• Naval Hospital Oak Harbor
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  3475 N Saratoga St, Nas Whidbey, WA 98278; Location: From the front entrance turn right down the first hallway continue past the double doors veer to the right a little and you are there.
  Phone: (360) 257-9761
  Open: Monday-Friday: 0800-1100, 1300-1530

For Clinicians and Health Educators

• Pregnancies and live births, active component service women, U.S. Armed Forces, 2012-2016 and Contraception among active component service women, U.S. Armed Forces, 2012-2016
• DoD - Clinical Practice Guideline for Access to Methods of Contraception and Contraceptive Counseling; DHA-IPM 16-004; 2 Dec 2016
• U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use, 2016 (CDC)
• U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2016 (CDC)
• UPDATE: Providing Quality Family Planning Services: Recommendations of CDC and the U.S. Office of Population Affairs, 2017 MMWR / December 22, 2017 / 66(50);1383–1385
• Providing Quality Family Planning Services: Recommendations of CDC and the U.S. Office of Population Affairs
• American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement: Contraception for Adolescents
• Training Film - Contraception Counseling
  Produced by BUMED VI and NMCPHC-SHARP (2017), Training film for the Navy health care team. Part 1 explains tiered counseling, the "GATHER" sequence of family planning counseling and important data to collect regarding the patient's medical history; Part 2 demonstrates tiered counseling; Part 3 covers suggested follow-up messages for the patient. Stream live from SWANK (Navy MTFs only; SWANK course number NMETLC-17-MPHSA-1.0). Also available on the SHARP Toolbox DVD and TV-friendly DVD (send email now).
• BUMED Policy: Screen Women for Family Planning / Contraception Needs Prior to Sea Duty (04 Dec 2012)

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