It's not awkward. It's your health. Family Planning clinics (Title X Family Planning Program) can help you with education, counseling and access to a wide variety of contraception methods along with preventive health screenings.
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Clinics offer quality, confidential and voluntary health care for all individuals living in Iowa of reproductive age who need access to family planning methods and services, including:
- Services for pre-conception health and achieving pregnancy (includes basic infertility services)
- Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
- HIV testing and referral for treatment
- Screening for substance use disorder and referrals
- Pregnancy diagnosis, counseling or prevention
- Referrals to other health and social services
Family planning can help you with affordable, voluntary family planning services. Fees are based on a patient's income, typically on a sliding fee scale. You will never be refused services due to an inability to pay.
Cost of Services
The costs for services at family planning clinics are based on the person's ability to pay and are often less costly than at other health centers. Family planning clinics offer quality, confidential health care. Medical services are provided by a clinical service provider (physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and registered nurses with an expanded scope of practice who are trained and permitted by state-specific regulations), and trained in family planning health care. Educational programs offered respond to local community needs.
Local Contacts
- Find a Title X Family Planning Program near you.
- Healthy Families Contact: Provides information on maternal, child, and family planning services and referrals. Phone: (800) 369-2229
- Teen & Adolescent Contact: Provides health information and referrals to local resources for adolescents. Phone: (800) 443-8336
- Family Planning Program (FPP) (For men and women who are 12-54 years of age. The FPP helps with the cost of family planning related services.)
About Title X Family Planning Program
The Title X Family Planning Program is the only federally funded program dedicated solely to providing comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services. Family planning clinics offer reproductive health services and community education across Iowa. The federal program for Iowans is administered by Lindsey Jones, MHA, and is located at the Lucas State Office Building in Des Moines, Iowa.
Disclaimer: This project is supported by the Office of Population Affairs of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,555,410 with 100 percent funded by OASH. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by OASH or the U.S. Government. For more information visit https://opa.hhs.gov/grant-programs/title-x-service-grants