Clinical Services
The Northwestern Medicine Center for Complex Family Planning and Contraception is a subspecialty program in Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The physicians at the center are OB-GYN specialists* with expertise and training in family planning and contraceptive care. Our clinicians perform clinical and basic science research projects. This helps ensure we offer you the best-possible care.
The physicians at the center are OB-GYN specialists* with expertise and training in family planning and contraceptive care. Our clinicians perform clinical and basic science research projects. This helps ensure we offer you the best-possible care.
We off services including:
Complex Contraception Clinic
The complex contraception clinic offers consultations for patients whose medical issues or intolerance of birth control methods make contraception a challenge. Many of the clinic's patients have severe neurologic disease such as stroke or seizures, heart disease, complicated diabetes or have undergone transplantation of vital organs.
Physicians in the clinic offer advice for both the patient and the patient's referring physician, helping them navigate interactions between ongoing medications and chosen contraceptive regimens.
Primary Contraception Services
We provide all modern methods of contraception, including:
Pregnancy Counseling
If you have an abnormal, complex or unexpected pregnancy, we can provide counseling to give you more information on available options.
Pregnancy Termination
We offer procedural and medication abortion care, including:
We treat first and second trimester miscarriages by surgery or medication.
We off services including:
Complex Contraception Clinic
The complex contraception clinic offers consultations for patients whose medical issues or intolerance of birth control methods make contraception a challenge. Many of the clinic's patients have severe neurologic disease such as stroke or seizures, heart disease, complicated diabetes or have undergone transplantation of vital organs.
Physicians in the clinic offer advice for both the patient and the patient's referring physician, helping them navigate interactions between ongoing medications and chosen contraceptive regimens.
Primary Contraception Services
We provide all modern methods of contraception, including:
- Oral contraceptive pills, contraceptive rings and contraceptive patches
- Depo-Provera injections
- Nexplanon™ contraceptive implants
- Intrauterine devices (IUDs)
- Sterilization procedures
Pregnancy Counseling
If you have an abnormal, complex or unexpected pregnancy, we can provide counseling to give you more information on available options.
Pregnancy Termination
We offer procedural and medication abortion care, including:
- First trimester pregnancy termination using mifepristone and misoprostol
- First trimester surgical abortion
- Second trimester dilation and evacuation
- Second trimester induction of labor
We treat first and second trimester miscarriages by surgery or medication.
Education
The Northwestern Medicine Center for Complex Family Planning and Contraception hosts two of Feinberg School of Medicine's academic programs:
Ryan Program in Family Planning and Contraception
The Kenneth J. Ryan Residency Training Program teaches resident physicians the latest evidence-based practices in family planning and contraception.
Residents get experience in:
Fellowship in Complex Family Planning
During this two-year program, fellows get extensive training in contraception and abortion care. Fellows are also mentored in clinical and epidemiologic research.
* In the spirit of keeping you well-informed, some of the physician(s) and/or individual(s) identified are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare or any of its affiliate organizations. They have selected our facilities as places where they want to treat and care for their private patients.
Ryan Program in Family Planning and Contraception
The Kenneth J. Ryan Residency Training Program teaches resident physicians the latest evidence-based practices in family planning and contraception.
Residents get experience in:
- Managing complex contraception
- Surgical sterilization procedures
- Genetic counseling
- Abortion care, including managing abortion complications
Fellowship in Complex Family Planning
During this two-year program, fellows get extensive training in contraception and abortion care. Fellows are also mentored in clinical and epidemiologic research.
* In the spirit of keeping you well-informed, some of the physician(s) and/or individual(s) identified are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare or any of its affiliate organizations. They have selected our facilities as places where they want to treat and care for their private patients.
