Walk-in Contraceptive Services

Get all your contraceptive care in one place: Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center.
All beneficiaries, regardless of gender identity, are eligible for care and counseling at walk-in contraceptive clinics and can receive education on safe sexual practices, contraceptives, and STI prevention and treatment.

Services Offered

• Education
• Counseling
• Same-visit contraception
  • Oral
  • Condoms
  • Spermicides
  • Patches
  • Pills
  • Rings 
  • The Intrauterine Device (IUD)
  • Contraceptive Injection (Depo-Provera)
  • Hormonal Implant (Nexplanon)

Any permanent forms of contraception (tubal ligation and vasectomy preoperative evaluations) will require a follow-on appointment.

How it Works

No appointment necessary. Come to the Family Medicine Residency Clinic before 11 a.m. on Thursday, on the first floor of the hospital, and present your ID card. Space may be limited due to capacity constraints, patients will be seen on a first come, first serve basis. Patients will complete a urine pregnancy test, will then receive education/counseling on all available short-acting, long-acting, reversible, and permanent forms of contraception.

Other Resources

Decide + Be Ready 
This app explains the basics of different methods of contraception, including effectiveness, how it is used, and side effects. Additionally, the app offers a section on considerations for service women with information on menstrual management and how deployment may affect different forms of birth control.
                               
DRES: Deployment Readiness Education for Service Women
This product was developed by the Connected Health Branch, Defense Health Agency, March 2022. For more information, visit health.mil/connectedhealth