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6th September 2007, 7:02pm
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#1 | | Pillowpants Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Granny Land
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| GUM Clinic
Now before anyone gets excited...I dont have any STDs  I'm just on my last 3 Microgynon ad the only place I usually go for Contraception is the Sandyford in Glasgow. Now, in this here shithole of England, how HARD is it to find a Family Planning Clinic? I've looked up http://www.fpa.org.uk/finder/ and its giving me an antenatal clinic as my nearest one? And another site gives me the GUM clinic in the local hospital. Is the GUM clinic JUST for people who have the clap or can you get contraception there too? Thing is I need somewhere I can drop in and pick shit up rather than make a doctors appointment which I might not be able to make due to the unpredictable nature of my work etc. Help? | 
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6th September 2007, 7:03pm
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#2 | | Sith Triumvirate Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RFS Ravager
Posts: 16,212
| Re: GUM Clinic
Why not just go to your local GP and arrange to get a repeat prescription? | |
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6th September 2007, 7:06pm
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#3 | | Freedom with no direction
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Glasgow
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| Re: GUM Clinic
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Originally Posted by Hammer  Why not just go to your local GP and arrange to get a repeat prescription? | you need an appointment to get the pill. or at least you did when i was on it, they wouldn't give it on a repeat prescription.
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6th September 2007, 7:09pm
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#4 | | Frankly my dear.....  Editor
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| Re: GUM Clinic
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Originally Posted by Hammer Why not just go to your local GP and arrange to get a repeat prescription? | Or go to the GP you are now registered to where you live in order that they can prescribe Microgynin?
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6th September 2007, 7:10pm
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#5 | | Fattly Drawn Boy Editor
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dundee
Posts: 16,770
| Re: GUM Clinic
I like how they call them "family planning" clinics.
It's like the "job" centre. It's the fucking dole centre. We know it, you know it, just stop insulting our intelligence, government. | 
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6th September 2007, 7:10pm
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#6 | | Pillowpants Moderator
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Did no one read the section where I mentioned that I cant really get an appointment as I usually run late at work? | |
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6th September 2007, 7:12pm
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#7 | | dumb as a moose
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Glasgow
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I think GUM clinic would deal with contraception as well - not sure, cos Sandyford has both!
I mean they usually have condoms available at a GUM clinic, so other forms of contraception wouldn't be too much of a leap of the imagination!
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6th September 2007, 7:30pm
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#8 | | Keep Never Changing
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| Re: GUM Clinic
Why don't you arrange an appointment at the doctor when you have a day off? That way you can just phone for repeat prescriptions thereafter, saving you the hassle.
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6th September 2007, 7:35pm
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#9 | | Sith Triumvirate Moderator
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| Re: GUM Clinic
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Originally Posted by frostbitejunkie Why don't you arrange an appointment at the doctor when you have a day off? That way you can just phone for repeat prescriptions thereafter, saving you the hassle. | Or arrange to get 30 min off work at the start/end of the day. When the boss asks what it's for, just tell him. He'll probably never ask again.
Not to mention that you have a completely legitimate excuse to get time off for the Doctor. | |
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6th September 2007, 7:37pm
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#10 | | Keep Never Changing
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Set Adrift On Memorys Bliss
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| Re: GUM Clinic
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Originally Posted by Plus1 you need an appointment to get the pill. or at least you did when i was on it, they wouldn't give it on a repeat prescription. | If registering with a new GP, you need to get it re-prescribed, but once it's prescribed you can get it on repeat prescription as long as you have your blood pressure checked regularly.
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6th September 2007, 7:38pm
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#11 | | Athiest Otter
Join Date: Dec 2004
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| Re: GUM Clinic
Just get the implant and you won't need to deal with another doctor for three years 
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6th September 2007, 7:42pm
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#12 | | Pillowpants Moderator
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| Re: GUM Clinic
I am considering the implant BTW but I dont want to change off something that has been fine y'know. Bahs. Might try and pop past doctors tomorrow morning when they open at half 8 and ask. Boss man is off til Monday so its just me running the Vet Practice and one of our nurses is ill too | |
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6th September 2007, 7:45pm
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#13 | | Freedom with no direction
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Glasgow
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| Re: GUM Clinic
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Originally Posted by Exit_W0unds Just get the implant and you won't need to deal with another doctor for three years | 
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6th September 2007, 8:47pm
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#14 | | ...playground tactics...
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Islington
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| Re: GUM Clinic
you can get contraceptive pills from the GUM clinic - better to look out for the 'woman's health' people at local doctors/clinics. They usually turn up for a few hours one day a week, you go in, do your thing and leave.
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6th September 2007, 8:51pm
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#15 | | Fattly Drawn Boy Editor
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Douche with coca-cola. | |
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