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Condoms and contraception

Public Health offers non-judgmental and confidential services in our sexual health clinics. Our clinics are LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning) positive and sex trade workers are welcome. 

No appointment is necessary. All services are free and no health card is required. 

Drop-in clinics are first come, first served. Public Health reserves the right to limit the number of clients during these clinics. You can also receive confidential STI testing through your health care provider or student health services.

Our sexual health services include clinical and counselling services.

  • Testing
  • Treatment
  • Contraception information
  • Pregnancy testing, options, and referrals
  • Post-therapeutic abortion
  • Immunization
  • Sexual Health education 
  • Referrals for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV testing.

Drop-in clinic hours for Counselling Services and Clinic Services are shown below. Limited appointments are available through the nurse based on availability and nursing assessment.

  • Wednesdays for IUD/IUS insertion/discussion for clients 24 years and under and residents of Waterloo Region
  • Friday afternoons for birth control counselling for clients under 18 years 

To speak with a public health nurse call 519-883-2314 or send an email. We will follow-up within one business day.

The AIDS and Sexual Health Info Line is also available by phone or live chat. This service is offered by Toronto Public Health and may not have up-to-date information about services in Waterloo Region.


Counselling Services

  • Healthy relationships
  • Access to birth control and information for women 24 years and under
  • Pregnancy testing, options and referrals
  • Post-therapeutic abortion
  • Immunization
  • Sexually transmitted infection information
  • General sexual health information
Services with a Nurse

Clinics are located at 150 Main Street, Cambridge and 99 Regina Street South, Waterloo.

Day

Hours
Monday 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Public health nurses are also available at all Waterloo Region District School Board secondary schools to provide sexual health counselling services for youth.


Clinic Services

  • STI and HIV testing
  • Access to birth control
  • STI treatment
  • Education and referrals for sexually transmitted infections

If you've experienced a sexual assault, you have the following options:

  • Go to the emergency department of St Mary's Hospital in Kitchener or Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge
  • Call the Sexual Assault Domestic Violence Treatment Centre at 519-749-6994 (located at both St. Mary's and Cambridge Memorial hospitals)
  • Call the police at 911
  • Call the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region at 519-741-8633
Drop-in Clinic Services

Please note: Mondays is Nurse only clinic and STI testing if no symptoms are present

Location

Day

Hours

Public Health

99 Regina Street South

Waterloo

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Public Health

150 Main Street

Cambridge

Tuesday

1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

 

ACCKWA

5-1770 King Street East

Kitchener 

Thursday (HIV Testing Only)

4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 

 

Youth Clinics

There are two youth-focused sexual health clinics (24 years old and under) offered in Waterloo Region. 

You can be seen by a public health nurse or nurse practitioner for all sexual health related concerns including:

  • Pregnancy
  • Birth Control
    • (including emergency contraception like Plan B)
  • Condoms
  • Relationship concerns
  • STI testing

No appointment is necessary. All services are free and confidential. No health card is required.

Location

Phone

Drop-in Hours

Downtown Community Centre

35-B Weber St. West

Kitchener

519-883-2314

Wednesday 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Public health nurses are also available at all Waterloo Region District School Board secondary schools to provide sexual health counselling services for youth.

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