Family Planning Services

How Services are Provided

Family Planning and Reproductive Health (FPRH) contracts with local non-profit agencies and local county health departments to provide family planning and reproductive health care services for Washington State residents.

FPRH administers family planning grants, monitors compliance with state and federal regulations, works with related programs and acts as a clearinghouse for family planning information, training, consultation and technical assistance.

List of Family Planning Services

Services include but are not limited to:

Birth control education and counseling
Physical examinations for reproductive health
Emergency contraception
Most approved birth control methods
Natural family planning, fertility awareness
Sterilizations (tubal ligations & vasectomies)
Infertility services (includes initial infertility interview, education, physical examination, counseling, and appropriate referral)
Pregnancy testing and counseling
STD and vaginal infections, testing / treatment
HIV testing and counseling
Health promotion / disease prevention help
Cancer screening (breast, cervical, testicular)

Links to external resources are provided as a public service and do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health.