Your plans,
your timing.
Contraception, planning a pregnancy, fertility questions or an unexpected pregnancy. Clear, confidential advice so you can choose what is right for you. Bulk billed for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card.
Good to know before you book.
Implant insertion here
Contraceptive implant insertion is available at Aberdeen Surgery with Dr Bashar Al-Rajab.
Ask about intrauterine devices too; we will help arrange insertion if it is not done here.
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Choosing or changing contraception, or planning a pregnancy, takes time to talk through.
Tell reception what the visit is about.
Call to book: (02) 6543 8424Confidential, every time
Including for young people and unplanned pregnancies.
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Dr Sasikala (Sasi) Hariharan lists family planning among her interests.
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Find the care that fits.
Choose a topic to see what is involved, the questions people ask most, and how to book.
More options than most people realise.
Things worth weighing include how long a method lasts, whether you need to remember it, what it does to your periods, how quickly fertility returns, and how it fits with your health. Long-acting options such as the implant and intrauterine devices are among the most effective because there is nothing to remember.
Other options include the pill, the vaginal ring, the injection and condoms. Your GP will talk through the benefits and risks of each so you can decide.
- Book a contraception appointment
- Talk it through with your GP
- Tests, treatment or referral if needed
- Follow-up and review
Need emergency contraception? It works better the sooner it is taken, and is available from a pharmacy without a prescription.
Which is most effective?
Long-acting reversible methods, the implant and intrauterine devices, because they remove the chance of a missed dose.
Does contraception affect fertility later?
For most methods, fertility returns promptly after stopping. With the injection it can take longer.
A small procedure, close to home.
The contraceptive implant is a small, flexible rod placed under the skin of the upper arm, using local anaesthetic. It lasts for three years and can be removed at any time.
Insertion and removal are available at Aberdeen Surgery. Some bleeding changes are common, so your GP will talk through what to expect before you decide.
- Book an implant appointment
- Talk it through with your GP
- Tests, treatment or referral if needed
- Follow-up and review
Does it hurt?
Local anaesthetic is used, so most people feel only a brief sting from the injection.
Is there a cost?
The consultation is bulk billed for eligible patients. The device and consumables can attract a cost, and reception will tell you first.
Getting ready for pregnancy.
Start folate at least a month before trying, check your vaccines, review your medicines and catch up on cervical screening if it is due. Your GP can check your general health and answer your questions.
If you have been trying for 12 months, or six months if you are over 35, it is worth looking into fertility. Investigation involves both partners.
- Book a preconception visit
- Talk it through with your GP
- Tests, treatment or referral if needed
- Follow-up and review
Should my partner come too?
It can help. Fertility involves both partners, and your partner's health matters too.
What tests are done?
Your GP may suggest blood tests and other checks depending on your history.
Whatever you decide.
If you are pregnant and unsure what to do, your GP can confirm the pregnancy and talk through all of your options in confidence, without judgement, and refer you to the support you choose.
It is your decision. You can bring someone with you, or come on your own.
- Book a confidential appointment
- Talk it through with your GP
- Tests, treatment or referral if needed
- Follow-up and review
Will anyone else be told?
No. Your consultation is confidential.
How soon should I book?
As soon as you can, so that all options remain open.
If your family is complete.
Vasectomy and tubal ligation are permanent methods of contraception. Your GP can talk through what is involved and refer you to a specialist.
Because they are designed to be permanent, it is worth taking time to be sure.
- Book to discuss options
- Talk it through with your GP
- Tests, treatment or referral if needed
- Follow-up and review
Do you perform vasectomies here?
No. Your GP can refer you to a specialist who does.
Can it be reversed?
Reversal is not always possible, so these methods are considered permanent.
The numbers worth knowing.
Key facts about screening and care, at a glance.
What is due at your age?
Australia's screening programs start at different ages and run on different timeframes. Move the slider to see what generally applies.
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General information about Australian programs, not a personal plan. Talk it through with your GP.
Everyone involved, around you.
Your care can involve more than one person. Choose a part of your care team to see how it fits together.
GPs with an interest in family planning.
These GPs list family planning, women's health or procedures among their interests. All are bulk billing GPs for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card.
Female GP. Family planning, women's health including pregnancy care.
Book with this GP (opens HotDoc in a new tab)Minor procedures, including contraceptive implant insertion.
Book with this GP (opens HotDoc in a new tab)Female GP Registrar. Women's health.
Book with this GP (opens HotDoc in a new tab)Women's health and menopause.
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Make the most of your appointment.
A little preparation gives you and your GP more time for what matters to you.
What to bring
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What your care will cost.
Family planning consultations are bulk billed for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card. Contraceptive devices, medicines and procedure consumables can attract a cost, and reception will tell you before anything goes ahead.
Bulk billed
GP consultations
GP consultations for contraception, planning and pregnancy, for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card.
Fee may apply
Some items and procedures
Contraceptive devices, medicines and procedure consumables.
Set by the provider
Other providers
Specialists, pathology and imaging set their own fees.
If things change between visits.
- Getting worse?(02) 6543 8424Call reception and tell them things have changed, so you can be seen at the right time.
- When we are closed1800 022 222healthdirect, for health advice any time of day or night. NSW Sexual Health Infolink is on 1800 451 624.
- In an emergency000Severe one-sided abdominal pain or shoulder-tip pain, especially if you could be pregnant. The nearest emergency departments are at Muswellbrook and Scone hospitals.
Signs that need urgent help
- Severe one-sided abdominal pain or shoulder-tip pain, especially if you could be pregnant
- Heavy bleeding, or bleeding with dizziness or fainting
- Leg pain or swelling, chest pain, breathlessness or a sudden severe headache while on hormonal contraception
- Sexual assault. Call 000 if you are in danger
Family planning questions, answered.
If yours is not here, call (02) 6543 8424 and reception will help.
Do you insert contraceptive implants?
Yes. Contraceptive implant insertion and removal are available at Aberdeen Surgery.
Is family planning bulk billed?
GP consultations are bulk billed for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card. Devices, medicines and consumables can attract a cost.
Where can I get emergency contraception?
From a pharmacy, without a prescription. It works better the sooner it is taken.
Is it confidential?
Yes, including for young people and unplanned pregnancies.
When should we look into fertility?
After 12 months of trying, or six months if you are over 35. Investigation involves both partners.
Nothing matches that. Try a broader word, or call reception on (02) 6543 8424.
Related reading and services.
- Antenatal and postnatal careService
- Women's healthService
- Sexual healthService
- Men's healthService
- Our teamMeet the GPs
- All services37 services on Segenhoe Street
This page is general health information. It is not advice about your own situation and does not replace a consultation with your doctor. In an emergency, call 000.
Plan with confidence.
Book online any hour, or call reception from 8:00am, Monday to Friday. Bulk billed for eligible patients with a valid Medicare card.