Family Planning Services
At NYU Langone, our providers believe all patients deserve access to safe, high-quality reproductive healthcare. Our clinicians offer compassionate and nonjudgmental counseling and care for people facing decisions about their family building and reproductive health.
These decisions may involve birth control for those with complicated medical issues or poor experiences with birth control in the past, pregnancy testing, miscarriage management, managing an abnormal early pregnancy, in which the embryo is not developing properly or is growing outside the uterus (ectopic pregnancy), and abortion services.
Our family planning team is ready to provide the supportive and skilled reproductive healthcare you need. Our team includes doctors who are double board-certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and complex family planning. No matter what your reproductive health goals may be, we can help you understand all your options and to provide confidential, empathetic, and evidence-based care.
Complex Contraception Guidance
People who have complex medical histories or past difficulties with contraception may need clinicians鈥 support to find a birth control option that is safe and effective for them. Our clinicians review your medical history as well as your preferences and past experiences to help you decide what birth control method works best for you. Options can range from oral contraceptives to subcutaneous implants to in-office insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD). For IUD insertion, patients at some of our locations can choose Pro-Nox (laughing gas) to relieve discomfort during the procedure.
Early Pregnancy Complications and Miscarriage Management
Complications in early pregnancy, such as cramping or bleeding, can be difficult to manage, especially for patients who have not yet connected with a prenatal care provider. Our clinicians help diagnose and manage these early pregnancy complications, and offer sensitive counseling and comprehensive management options in case of early pregnancy loss (miscarriage). Our clinicians also provide expert management for people who have rarer abnormal pregnancies, such as ectopic pregnancies or molar pregnancies.
Abortion Care
Our clinicians are committed to providing safe and effective abortion care. We offer both medication and procedural abortions; for those choosing procedural abortions, we also offer a range of safe anesthesia options. Our goal is to provide empathetic, patient-centered medical care that prioritizes each person鈥檚 needs.
During their appointment, patients review their medical history with a provider, have a brief, basic ultrasound, and receive thorough counseling on their options for abortion care.
We offer medication abortion through 11 weeks of pregnancy. Patients who choose a medication abortion will receive the medications during the same clinic appointment, and will also receive detailed instructions from the provider about how to use the medications. After a medication abortion, patients have a follow-up appointment within two weeks, either in the clinic or via a video doctor visit.
A procedural abortion鈥攁lso called a uterine aspiration, suction aspiration, dilation and curettage, or dilation and evacuation鈥攊s offered for patients through 24 weeks of pregnancy. Through 10 weeks of pregnancy, patients can choose to have the procedure during the same clinic appointment, and have it performed with local anesthesia alone. Through 24 weeks of pregnancy, they can have the procedure with deep sedation as soon as the day after the appointment. Patients and providers work together to determine the best kind of procedure and anesthesia, depending on each patient鈥檚 preferences, the duration of the pregnancy, and their medical history.
New patients can make an appointment for abortion care by either scheduling a visit with one of our abortion providers, or by calling 929-455-2500 for an appointment in Brooklyn, and 516-663-3010 for an appointment on Long Island.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
We provide screening, counseling, diagnosis, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases or infections for people as part of their gynecologic care. Our team can also offer pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication for HIV prevention.