At Richford Gate Medical Practice we are keen to help every woman find the right contraception for her. Tailoring contraception to a woman's own needs can make a huge difference in terms of quality of life, and can help reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancy.
All the doctors in the surgery are fully qualified to offer advice on the benefits and risks of every method of contraception. All doctors can prescribe both the combined oral contraceptive pill and the progesterone only pill, as well as the contraceptive patch, and to give guidance on the use of natural family planning methods and counseling and referral for male and female sterilisation.
All the doctors can offer prescriptions of contraceptive injections which are administered by the nurse in the surgery. Some of our doctors also offer fitting of Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Devices ('the coil') and the progesterone-releasing Intra-Uterine System (Mirena). While we do not offer fitting of the contraceptive implant (Implanon) in the surgery) all the doctors will be happy to offer guidance relating to its use and to refer patients to the closest family planning service which offers a fitting services.
We are pleased to offer a small supply of condoms free to patients. They are available on Level 2. Please fill out a free condoms form and bring it in and collect your supply. In addtion the NHS supplies affordable contraception.
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We are working with Central London Community Health Care NHS Trust to open a new Family Planning Centre here at Richford Gate in 2012.