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Well Woman Clinics

Well Woman Clinics offer a variety of health-related services and health education, delivered by a female doctor or nurse. The services and days and hours of operation vary by clinic.

These clinics accept patients with or without a family doctor or nurse practitioner. No referral is required.

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Open to patients with no provider from within the catchment area

Call 902-532-2324

Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre

Lindsay’s Health Centre for Women
Kirk Place, 219 Main Street, Antigonish

Clinics are held on Thursdays.

Call 902-318-9984

Note: Patients must call 1-888-480-8588 (or local # 902-473-7438) to request a copy of their Pap history report be sent to the clinic.

Bedford Basin Women’s Health Clinic

967 Bedford Highway, Suite 208-B

Call 902-444-8726

Call:

Your name will be added to a list for spring and fall clinics

Note: Patients must call 1-888-480-8588 (or local # 902-473-7438) to request a copy of their Pap history report be sent to Dr. Frizzle’s office via fax @ 902-667-6042.

Digby and Area Health Services Centre
71 West St

By appointment only

Call 902-245-1307 for more information

PAP and STI testing offered

Call 902-366-2794

Ask for Joanne when calling to book

Appointments available regularly with female nurse / doctor.

PAP Testing, IUD Placement and STI Screening offered.

Call 1-877-794-5427

Halifax Sexual Health Centre
7071 Bayers Rd Suite 302, 
Halifax, NS B3L 2C2

Call 902-455-9656, Option “0” to book.

Millbrook Health Centre
812 Willow St, Truro, NS 
B2N 6N7

Available monthly for patients in the Millbrook Community only

Call 902-895-9468

 

New Germany and Area Health Centre
100 Varner Road, New Germany

By appointment only

Call 902-644-2361 for more information

Pap tests are available

Appointments available regularly with female nurse / doctor

PAP Testing, IUD Placement and STI Screening offered

Call 1-877-794-5427

These clinics are offered in a safe, relaxing and welcoming environment.  Services are provided by Female Family Physicians with expertise in Women's Health.  Services include Cervical Cancer Screening (PAP testing), STI (sexually transmitted illness) testing, breast screening promotion and investigation of breast symptoms, contraceptive counseling (Including IUD insertions and Nexplanon insertions), investigation of abnormal uterine bleeding and treatment of post-menopausal health concerns. Appointments are available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday by calling 1 877 794 5427.

Pictou County Primary Care Clinic

688A East River Road, New Glasgow NS, B2H 3S8
Pictou County Sexual Health Clinic located at the New Glasgow Primary Care Clinic Site 
Phone 902-752-8643

Open to patients in the catchment area with no provider (doctor or nurse practitioner) or if they have a male provider not connected to a family practice team.

For Queens County residents without a provider

By appointment only

Call 902-354-3322 for more information

Open to patients with no provider in the Shelburne area.

Monthly well woman clinic with female nurse practitioner.

Call 902-875-2321

The Red Door
10 Webster Street - Suite 203
Kentville

Confidential sexual health services for people ages 13 - 30*.

Appointments available for routine pap tests for individuals between 25-30 years of age without a health care provider*

Call 902-679-1411, drop in or email info@thereddoor.ca

*Note: NS screening guidelines recommend that paps are for individuals age 25 and over.  Learn more here.

Call 902-543-4604 x1452

Note: Leave a message, you will receive a call when a clinic is available (may take a couple of months)

fri Oct 11 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
sat Oct 12 Closed
sun Oct 13 Closed
mon Oct 14 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
tue Oct 15 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
wed Oct 16 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
thu Oct 17 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Health-related services, such as pap screening and health education.

How: Call 902-522-2882 to book an appointment

 

Sydney River

Appointments available Monday-Thursday in the a.m.

Call:

Note: Patients will need to request a copy of their cervical screening history be sent to the clinic prior to their appointment and this can be done by calling 902-473-7438 or 1-888-480-8588

Tri-County Wellness Centre (formerly known as The Leahey Wellness Clinic)
12 Cumberland Street, 
Yarmouth

Female NP and Female MD, will see patients with no provider or patients with a FD ONLY if they are not comfortable having procedure done by a male MD.

Call 902-742-1790 or call Centre toll-free at 1-877-742-0085 and request to be transferred to the Well Woman Clinic

PAP & STI testing offered

fri Oct 11 Closed
sat Oct 12 Closed
sun Oct 13 Closed
mon Oct 14 Closed
tue Oct 15 Closed
wed Oct 16 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
thu Oct 17 Closed

Truro Sexual Health Centre
68 Robie St Suite 130, Truro, NS 
B2N 1L2

Tel: 902-956-1550 (Dr. Bauld & Dr. Webster)

Call 902-538-3111

Monthly Pap clinics with female clinician.

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