Primary care & walk-in
Contraception and pregnancy options
Contraception without a lecture about it, and — if you are pregnant and working out what to do — the full picture rather than a steer.
Contraception
There are several kinds and the differences that matter are practical: how often you have to think about it, how quickly it reverses, whether it affects bleeding, whether you can hide it, and what it costs. Which of those matters most is your call, not a clinician’s.
Nobody here will ask why you want it, comment on your reasons, or make an assumption about your partners or your plans. Cost is worth raising directly, because coverage varies enormously between methods and it changes what is realistic.
Changing your mind is expected. Trying something, disliking it and switching is the normal shape of this, not a failure to have chosen correctly.
On the free-contraception question
There is no Ontario program making contraception universally free, whatever you may have read. Some methods are covered for some people through existing drug plans, and working out which applies to you is a real conversation. See your first visit for how costs are handled here generally.
Emergency contraception
Time matters, so the practical answer first: it is available without a prescription from the pharmacy on the ground floor, and sooner is better than later. You do not need an appointment here first.
A conversation afterwards about ongoing contraception is worth having, but it is a separate thing and it is not a condition of anything.
If you are pregnant
There are three options: continuing the pregnancy and parenting, continuing it and placing the child for adoption, and ending it. All three are legal in Canada, all three are legitimate, and which one is right is entirely yours to decide.
What this clinic commits to is accurate information about each, no judgement about which you choose, and an effective referral to whatever you decide on — promptly, and without you having to argue for it.
You will not be talked out of anything, delayed, or made to explain yourself. Whatever you decide, the practical help is the same.
Deciding takes time, and time matters
Both things are true at once, which is uncomfortable. Some options become harder or unavailable later in a pregnancy, so knowing where you actually are is useful even before you have decided anything. That is a reason to come in early, not a reason to decide early.
Common questions
Do I need a referral or a family doctor here?
No. See walk-in — this is a reasonable thing to come in about without any prior relationship.
Will this be visible to anyone?
It is part of your confidential medical record. If you are on somebody else’s drug plan, a claim against it may be visible to the plan holder — worth knowing before rather than after, and we will say so when it applies.
Can I bring someone?
Yes. Anyone you want in the room can be in the room.
What if I am not sure what I want?
That is a completely normal reason to book, and it is what an options conversation is for. Being undecided is not a problem to be solved before you are allowed an appointment.
Kind Pharmacy on the ground floor carries emergency contraception without a prescription, and supplies on an open shelf. Kind Clinic and Kind Pharmacy are separate businesses under common ownership. You can fill your prescription anywhere.
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