Family Planning and Birth Control

Physicians at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Care Center (OGCC) specialize in helping find an effective method of birth control for women who have complex or chronic medical conditions like:

• Lupus
• Thromboembolism
• Congenital heart disease
• Hypertension
• Diabetes

Our staff includes obstetrician/gynecologists with expertise in family planning. They work with your primary care physician to balance the need to treat your condition and your desire or medical need to plan for or avoid pregnancy.

To do so, a physician will assess your medical condition and consider any possible adverse or beneficial interactions with various types of birth control, complications of your disease, and possible drug interactions with your existing medical therapy.

The physician will then recommend appropriate family planning options, including:

• Hormonal contraception
• Barrier methods
• Intrauterine device (IUD)
• Contraceptive implant
• Permanent sterilization
• Emergency contraception

View and download the family planning brochure and information: 

Family Planning Brochure - English
Family Planning Brochure - Spanish