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The Brant County Health Unit provides sexual health education, promotes healthy decisions, and provides a confidential comfortable environment for discussing sexual health. We provide a safe and inclusive space for all.
Please note, clinical services provided are confidential but not anonymous. We require identifiers (first name, last name and birth date) and contact information (phone number and address if applicable) for each client, however, this information and all personal health information collected is kept confidential as per the Personal Health Information Protection Act.
The Brant County Health Unit’s sexual health clinic offers the following services:
If you have a family doctor, please utilize them for sexual health services.
The following services are NOT provided by the sexual health clinic at this time:
Family doctors, nurse practitioners and University/College Student Health Services can also provide sexually transmitted and blood borne infection (STBBI) testing and treatment, pap tests and prescribe birth control.
If you have experienced sexual assault, our community’s best resource is the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (SADV) Treatment and Care program at Brantford General Hospital
For urgent matters, please seek your nearby urgent care centre or emergency department.
The work of the Sexual Health Nurse at GEDSB secondary schools includes one on one appointments offering:
Schedule at schools
| Day | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | |||
| AM | Pauline Johnston | Grand Erie Learning AlternativesParis District High School |
Tollgate Technical
North Park Vocational
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| PM | Six Nations Polytechnic STEAM Academy | Brantford Collegiate Institute |
Pauline Johnston
North Park Vocational
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ECP, most commonly known as Plan B, is a pill taken after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy. The pill is most effective if taken within 24 hours of unprotected sex, but can be taken for up to five days later.
The oral contraceptive pill is a method of birth control taken every day at the same time to prevent pregnancy.
The contraceptive patch is a beige patch that sticks to the skin and continuously releases the hormones estrogen and progestin into the bloodstream to prevent pregnancy.
The vaginal ring is a soft, flexible, clear plastic ring that is inserted into the vagina where it slowly releases the hormones, estrogen and progestin, for three weeks at a time to prevent pregnancy.
IUDs are the most effective form of birth control available. IUDs are small T-shaped devices that are inserted in the uterus by a health care professional in a clinic. There are two types of intrauterine contraception: the Copper IUD and the hormonal IUD.
The birth control shot is an injection administered by a health care professional in a clinic four times per year. The injection contains a progestin hormone to prevent pregnancy.
The contraceptive implant is a very small rod that sits just below the skin and continuously releases a progestin hormone into the bloodstream. It is inserted in the office by a health care provider using local anaesthetic to numb the skin and provides reversible and highly effective birth control for up to three years by preventing ovulation.
ECP, most commonly known as Plan B, is a pill taken after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy. The pill is most effective if taken within 24 hours of unprotected sex, but can be taken for up to five days later.
STIs take the fun out of sex. Reduce your risk and protect yourself by using a condom every time.
Remember, not all STIs have signs or symptoms so when in doubt, get tested.
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Resources:
Other Infections Resources: