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Family Planning

What Services Are Available?

The Polk County Health Department helps women maintain good reproductive health through planned pregnancies by offering a wide range of family planning services including:

  • Physicals which include pap smears and breast exams
  • Birth control
  • Tubal ligation
  • Vasectomies
  • Counseling, testing, and treatment for STDs, HIV, and AIDS
  • Education on the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle
  • Breast and cervical cancer referrals
  • Pregnancy testing
  • Tubal ligation (for women) and vasectomies (for men) are available for eligible low-income residents who are over 21 years of age and desire permanent sterilization