Bayside Health Peninsula’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.
Bayside Health Peninsula Catchment preferred.
Exclusion Criteria
The Bayside Health Peninsula 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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