Where to get contraception

Check out the tables below to see where you can get your preferred contraception and barrier method near you in the ACT!

Contraception (birth control only)	By doctor’s appointment to obtain prescription	Pharmacy (without prescription)	Canberra Sexual Health Centre (CSHC)	Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT (SHFPACT)	Gynaecology Centres Australia (QBN)	Meridian	Women’s Health Service	The Junction Youth Health Centre	Walk-in centres	Supermarket	Online
Emergency contraceptive pill (‘morning after’ pill)	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes, free!	Yes, free!	No	No
Oral contraceptive pill	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Hormonal IUD (Mirena)	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Copper IUD	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Contraceptive implant/rod (Implanon)	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Contraceptive injection (Depo-Provera)	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Contraceptive vaginal ring	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Diaphragm	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

Places in the ACT you can get barrier methods to prevent contracting STIs.
Barrier method (STI prevention)	By doctor’s appointment	Pharmacy (without prescription)	Canberra Sexual Health Centre (CSHC)	Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT (SHFPACT)	Gynaecology Centres Australia (Queanbeyan)	Meridian	Women’s Health Service	The Junction Youth Health Centre	Walk-in centres	Supermarket	Online
Internal condom (female condom)	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
External condom (male condom)	No	Yes	Yes	Yes, free!	Yes, free!	Yes, free!	No	Yes, free!	Yes, free!	Yes	Yes
Oral/dental dam**	No	Yes	Maybe	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes

** Not a method of birth control. Protects from contracting STIs during oral, vaginal or anal sex.

Tables are correct as of August 2019.