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Hi, and thanks for writing to us. It's great that you are thinking about how to protect yourself and your partner, and it’s great that your partner protects himself to. Birth control pills are normally only available by prescription, meaning that your doctor/health care provider has to write a prescription for you to get them. If you want to, you can talk to your regular doctor about getting birth control. If you feel uncomfortable talking to your regular doctor about this, there are many family planning clinics where you can go to get birth control. There are a lot of birth control options available, including “hormonal” ones (the Pill, the Patch, the NuvaRing, and Depo Provera) and “non-hormonal” ones (The IUD, diaphragm, cervical cap), but these methods can't protect you or your partner from Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) or HIV. Even if you are on birth control, you and your partner can use a male or female condom at the same time and this will help protect you against pregnancy AND STIs / HIV. If you live in the Philadelphia area, you can call the CHOICE Hotline and find out where to go for birth control and/or STI testing. In Philadelphia (215) 985-3300 · Toll Free (800) 848-3367-Monday-Thursday 8:30am-7:30pm, Friday 8:30am-5pm, Saturday 9am-1pm. |
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