Peninsula Health’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Service is staffed by a Nurse Practitioner and Sexual Health Nurses to improve sexual and reproductive health for clients.
The service assists with:
- Contraception, including Intrauterine Devices (IUD) & Implanon NXT insertions
- Emergency contraception
- Pregnancy testing referral, advice and counselling.
- Pregnancy choices
- Medical and Surgical termination of pregnancy
- Screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections
- Education regarding safe sex practices
- Breast health
- Postnatal Health checks
- Cervical screening test
- Menopause assessment and management
- Vulval health
- Continence advice and referral
- Fertility awareness education and advice
- Sex worker screening and clearance certificates
- LGBTIQA+: support, advocacy and sexual health screening
Referral process
Referral addressed to named head of clinic is preferred.
Referral via ACCESS
OR
Women’s Health Services
Phone: (03) 9784 2600
Fax: (03) 9125 – 8416
(self-referral welcome via For Self Referrals)
Categories for Appointment
| Clinical Description | Estimated Wait Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | Pregnancy – seeking termination. Symptomatic STI Emergency contraception | Next available |
| Category 2 | All other conditions | Within 2 – 4 weeks |
| Emergency | Uncontrolled vaginal bleeding, or if the woman is hemodynamically unstable Suspected ectopic pregnancy | To emergency department |
Eligibility Criteria
Women’s Health and Reproductive Services clinic is available to all clients from12 years of age who were born with a cervix.
The Youth Drop-In Clinic sees young people of any gender aged 12-18 years.
- Wednesday afternoon from Hastings Community Health Centre 3-5pm.
- Clients can attend Hastings reception and ask to see a nurse, they do not need to have an appointment.
Peninsula Health Catchment preferred.
Exclusion Criteria
The Peninsula Health Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic is unable to provide treatment and assessment:
- Sexual health conditions for men over 18 years – transgender men with cervix welcome.
- Undiagnosed breast lumps
Alternative Referral Options
- Headspace Frankston: (All Genders 12-25 years old) Tel: 9769-6419
- 1800 My OPTIONS: Tel:1800 696 784
- Melbourne Sexual Health: Tel: 9341-6200 or 1800 032 017 – Melbourne and also some partner GP sexual health clinics, the nearest being Cranbourne West.
- Melbourne Sexual Health – The Green Room (for HIV positive people only): Tel: 9341-6214 or 1800 032 017
- The Action Centre Melbourne: Tel: 9654 4766
- Sexual Health Victoria: Reproductive & Sexual Health Clinics, Education and Advocacy: Tel: 1800 013 952 901 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill and Level 1, 94 Elizabeth St, Melbourne.
- Virtual Women’s Health Clinic: Tel: 1300 003 224
- Virtual Women’s health clinic: Each
For other options refer to private services or other local public health services.
Other information
This is an inclusive service catering for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual (LGBTIQA+) members of our community.
Make a referral
All referrals to this clinic must contain the following information.
Referral: Date of referral, Specialist Clinic, Referring practitioner, Provider Number, Referrer’s signature.
Patient Demographic: Full name, Date of birth, Postal address, Contact numbers, Medicare Number, Interpreter required.
Clinical: Reason for referral, Duration of symptoms, Management to date, Past medical history, Current medications, Allergies.
Relevant medical history: Medications, results of all recent and relevant investigations
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