What services are available through the Maryland State Family Planning Program?
The Maryland State Family Planning Program provides a wide range of highly effective family planning methods and related preventive health services for clients of reproductive age. Clinical services for women include physical examination, breast and cervical cancer screening, Sexually Transmitted Infection screening, diagnosis and treatment, assessment of minor gynecological problems, and pregnancy testing with options counseling. Clinical services for men include a reproductive health examination and Sexually Transmitted Infection screening, diagnosis, and treatment. Clinics offer a choice of contraceptive methods, including birth control pills, patches, rings, implants, injections, intrauterine devices, condoms, spermicides, natural family planning, emergency contraception, and abstinence. Referral for sterilization, infertility services and primary care services are also available. Every client receives extensive counseling and education on reproductive health issues and lifestyle m