Where to get contraception
Check out the tables below to see where you can get your preferred contraception and barrier method near you in the ACT!
Contraception (birth control only)	By doctor’s appointment to obtain prescription	Pharmacy (without prescription)	Canberra Sexual Health Centre (CSHC)	Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT (SHFPACT)	Gynaecology Centres Australia (Queanbeyan)	AIDS Action Council of the ACT	Women’s Health Service	The Junction Youth Health Centre	Walk-in centres	Supermarket	Online	
Emergency contraceptive pill (‘morning after’ pill)	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes, free!	Yes, free!	No	No	
Oral contraceptive pill	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	
Hormonal IUD (Mirena)	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	
Copper IUD	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	
Contraceptive implant/rod (Implanon)	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	
Contraceptive injection (Depo-Provera)	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	
Contraceptive vaginal ring	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	
Diaphragm	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	
Barrier method (STI prevention)	By doctor’s appointment	Pharmacy (without prescription)	Canberra Sexual Health Centre (CSHC)	Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT (SHFPACT)	Gynaecology Centres Australia (Queanbeyan)	AIDS Action Council of the ACT	Women’s Health Service	The Junction Youth Health Centre	Walk-in centres	Supermarket	Online	
Internal condom (female condom)	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	
External condom (male condom)	No	Yes	Yes	Yes, free!	Yes, free!	Yes, free!	No	Yes, free!	No	Yes	Yes	
Oral/dental dam**	No	Yes	Maybe	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Maybe	No	No	Yes	

** Not a method of birth control. Protects from contracting STIs during oral, vaginal or anal sex.
Table is correct as of July 2019.