Family Planning Counseling

Deciding when to start a family is a personal decision, but one that’s easier with help from professionals who understand your needs. You’ll find answers and receive exceptional care with family planning counseling from Suchitra Kamineni, MD, Arun Amaram, MD, and the team at North Dallas Primary Care Doctors in Frisco, Texas. Their support guides every step, whether you need birth control education and preconception care. Schedule an appointment by calling the office or booking your visit online. 

What is family planning counseling?

Family planning counseling is a comprehensive service to help individuals and couples make decisions about their reproductive health.

While many people schedule a family planning visit to get birth control, the counseling services at North Dallas Primary Care Doctors are more extensive.

Their family planning counseling services include:

• Preconception counseling (ensuring that you’re in optimal health before getting pregnant)
• Family planning and contraceptives based on your lifestyle and future goals
• Screening and treatment for health conditions that can cause a high-risk pregnancy
• Information about birth control methods (to determine the best choice for you)
• Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
• Education about reproductive health problems
• Well-woman exams
• Pelvic exams
• Infertility testing and treatment
• Early pregnancy care

You can depend on the compassionate North Dallas Primary Care Doctors team to support your reproductive health and provide the care you need to plan, prevent, or have healthy pregnancies.

Which birth control methods are available?

North Dallas Primary Care Doctors guide you, explaining the benefits and risks of each method and discussing variables associated with different birth control methods. Effectiveness and convenience are two vital issues when choosing a birth control method.

Convenience refers to how easy the contraceptive is to use. For example, you might need to take a pill daily or use some methods every time you have sex. By comparison, an intrauterine device (IUD) is inserted once and continuously prevents pregnancy for years.

Convenience issues are crucial because “user error” undermines effectiveness. For example, if you forget to take a birth control pill, its effectiveness significantly drops.

Their team offers all the different birth control methods, including:

• IUDs
• Birth control implant
• Birth control shots
• Birth control pills
• Vaginal ring
• Birth control patches

Of these methods, all but one type of IUD uses hormones to prevent pregnancy. However, we can recommend nonhormonal methods.

What should I expect during family planning counseling?

Your provider will learn about your family planning concerns and answer your questions. Then, they’ll typically perform a pelvic exam and could run lab tests (including blood work or urinalysis) or conduct an ultrasound.

After ensuring that you don’t have any health or lifestyle problems that might rule out certain contraceptives, they recommend the best plan and provide birth control or other medical care.

Call North Dallas Primary Care Doctors or schedule an appointment online today if you have questions about your reproductive health or need birth control. Walk-ins are also welcome.