Adults
We offer a variety of reproductive health services for adults, including:
- Family planning and birth control services
- Testing and Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's)
- Women's Well Visits - Cervical Cancer Screenings
- Multiple Payment Options
Family planning and birth control services
Access to family planning services is one of public health’s greatest wins. The availability of contraceptives and other family planning services allows you to prepare, plan, and decide if and when to start a family.
FREE Condoms- pick them up at the front desk any time between 8am and 4:30pm. Crook County Health Department provides a variety of birth control options, including:
- Birth control pills
- Copper IUD
- Mirena (IUS)
- The patch
- Nexplanon (implant)
- The shot (depo-Provera)
- Nuvaring
- Emergency contraceptives
For more information on each method visit Bedsider.
Each appointment provides birth control counseling and education to ensure families and individuals have the birth control method that meets their needs.
We also provide:
- Pregnancy Tests
- Vasectomy referrals - Education, counseling, and referrals for men who qualify for a vasectomy
Emergency Contraception
We have emergency contraception available for moments when birth control was not used correctly or unprotected sex occurs. Emergency Contraception should not be used as a form of birth control. Some side effects include:
- Upset stomach or nausea
- Early or late period
- May cause spotting after use
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Emergency contraception can be expensive if from a pharmacy; however, we can offer Plan B and Ella at a much lower cost or zero cost through the Reproductive Health Insurance program. It is best to take emergency conception as soon as possible. Plan B should be used within 72 hours in order to be effective, and Ella can be taken within 5 days of having unprotected sex and still be effective. |
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Emergency contraception and birth control do not protect against Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's). Only condoms can prevent STI's.
Testing and Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's)
We recommend that everyone is tested annually for STI's once they become sexually active, or with every new sexual partner. STI's can be asymptomatic - meaning they do not show any symptoms. If left undiagnosed STI's can cause major reproductive health issues later in life, especially among women. About 24,000 women a year experience infertility due to undiagnosed STI's.
STI |
Test |
Treatment |
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Gonorrhea |
Urine sample or vaginal/penile swab | Pills and shot - 1000 mg of azithromycin administered orally and 250 mg of ceftriaxone injected intramuscularly into the buttocks. |
| Chlamydia | Urine sample or vaginal/penile swab | Pills - 1000 mg of azithromycin administered orally one time |
| Hepatitis B & C | Blood Test |
Referral to Primary Care Provider - Treated with antiretroviral medication |
| Syphilis | Blood Test | Shot over a three week period - bicillin injected intramuscularly into the buttocks in two different shots in three series over three weeks |
| HIV | Blood Test | Referral to Primary Care Provider |
If you are pregnant and have multiple sexual partners it is important to be tested for STI's because the infection can be passed to your unborn child. We encourage all pregnant women to speak with their primary care provider about testing and treatment for STI's during pregnancy.
STI Resources and Information -
- Chlamydia
- Gonorrhea
- Syphilis
- Other STI's
- HIV Facts/Myths
- Gay, Bisexual, Men who have Sex with Men
- PrEP - Prevent HIV
- Populations at higher risk for HIV
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) is a daily medication to reduce the risk of contacting HIV. PrEP is made to prevent someone without HIV from getting the virus through sex or injected drug use (if you are having sexual intercourse with someone who uses injected drug PrEP can reduce your chance of contracting HIV). PrEP is highly effective. Studies have shown that PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99% when taken daily. Among people who inject drugs, PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV by at least 74% when taken daily. PrEP is covered by the Oregon Health Plan. If you need help signing up for the Oregon Health Plan or want to know if you qualify, our OHP assister TaNeshia can help. Visit out OHP page for more information. |
Women's Well Visits - Cervical Cancer Screenings
Cervical cancer is the most common cause of cancer related death for woman in America. This is why it is important to have routine screenings. Routine cervical cancer screenings are proven to lower one’s risk for cervical cancer and improve early detection and treatment. Women should be tested once they turn 21, and how often depends on your age and pervious screening results.
Make an appointment today!
Call us to make an appointment at 541- 447-5165 or come visit us at
375 NW Beaver St #100, Prineville, OR 97754
Payment
Crook County Health Department will help every patient who visits our facility needing services. We accept private insurance and the Oregon Health Plan, but we provide our services to all no matter income level.
The Reproductive Health Plan is an insurance program provided by the state for people with zero to low -income. You can fill out an enrollment form (Enrollment form in Spanish) and turn it in at your appointment, or we will provide you with an application during check-in. Our front desk staff and translator (Spanish) are available to help you fill out the form.
