The Bay Centre for Birth Control clinic offers comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care for women in Ontario. Our confidential services include physical examination, counselling, information and referrals.

Our clinic also houses two specialized clinics:

• Special Treatment Clinic - run in partnership with Toronto Public Health
• Planned Parenthood Toronto at the BCBC

Contraceptive Health Care:

The Bay Centre provides information, counselling and assessment for all methods of birth control, including:

• birth control pills
• condoms
• barrier methods (diaphragm, sponge)
• birth control patch
• Nuvaring
• intrauterine devices (IUD's)
• injectibles (Depo provera)
• fertility-awareness referral
• emergency contraception (the morning after pill, post-coital IUD)
• contraceptive sales (prescription and non-prescription) at a reduced cost

Reproductive Health Care:

We offer the following services related to reproductive health care:

• pregnancy testing
• assistance with pregnancy decision-making
• counselling
• referrals to other health-care providers

Abortion Care:

We provide information on, and access to, the range of choices available to women. As part of this service, we also provide assessment and pre- and post-abortion counselling. For more information on abortion, including decision-making for unplanned pregnancies, types of abortion procedures and what to expect before and after a procedure, please visit our Women's Health Matters site by clicking here.

The Bay Centre is accredited by the National Abortion Federation. Go to www.prochoice.org to learn more about the National Abortion Federation.

Sexual Health Care:

The Bay Centre also offers a host of other sexual health services including:

• Pap tests (check out our Drop-in Pap Program)
• testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections
• safer sex counselling and information
• Hepatitis B vaccination
• counselling and referral on other sexual health issues
• anonymous HIV antibody tests including pre- and post-test counselling
• HIV information and treatment referrals
• The Queer Women's Health Initiative

Colposcopy Services:

The Bay Centre also offers a diagnostic colposcopy clinic for women who have been referred by their doctor. 

Referral
No referral is required (except for a colposcopy appointment).

We strongly recommend that you make an appointment to see us. We will see drop-in clients until half an hour before the clinic closes, but only if time permits and staff are available.