Hamilton Birth Control Clinic

10/18/2024

Today is World Menopause Day!
Half the population will go through menopause, yet so many myths and misconceptions persist. World Menopause Day aims to increase awareness of menopause, and this year’s theme, Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT), promotes use of evidence-based treatment options to optimize health and well-being during this transition and beyond.
Stay tuned to our stories for some informative and accurate accounts to follow if you want to learn more about menopause!
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Today is World Menopause Day 2024!
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10/16/2024

A friendly reminder from Dr. Gudgeon to please wear a mask to clinic if you are sick with any symptoms such as cough, runny nose, sore throat, etc.
We are in the midst of cold and flu season, and currently have influenza, COVID, RSV, and in some places pertussis (whooping cough), in addition to common cold viruses circulating.
Do your part to protect yourself and others! 😷 💉

10/14/2024

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We are closed today and back to regular hours tomorrow, Tuesday October 25 🍁 🍂 🦃

10/08/2024

Introducing our docs! 👋🏻
Dr. Jennifer Owens (she/her)
Dr. Jennifer Owens has recently joined our team, offering a VIRTUAL birth control options clinic on Tuesday afternoons! We love that virtual visits help more patients access care ❤️ (please note, due to OHIP rules, this clinic is by referral only).
Dr. Owens completed her medical degree at the University of Toronto and family medicine residency at Western University. She first became interested in the area of contraception during her Masters Degree in Public Health, while working as a peer counsellor in s*xual health. Jennifer strives to be a clinician to whom patients feel comfortable asking difficult questions. Time has flown by working in this field in Southwestern Ontario for over twenty years.
She enjoys travelling and raising two young adult sons with her husband she met in first-year university. In her spare time, she works on turning her yellow gardening thumb into a green one. 🌱

10/03/2024

Posted • Congratulations to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame 2025 Inductees.

NADINE CARON, MD
DEBORAH COOK, MD
GEOFFREY T. FONG, PHD
STEVEN NAROD, MD
ARTHUR S. SLUTSKY, MD
THE LATE JENNIE TROUT, MD

10/01/2024

Posted • Don’t let misinformation cloud your judgment. Access to s*x education is key to better understanding your body, making informed choices, and fostering healthy relationships.
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09/30/2024

Introducing our docs! 👋🏻
Dr. Sarah Warden (she/her)
Dr. Sarah Warden has always had a special interest in s*xual and reproductive health care. She completed a Master’s degree examining the s*x difference in response to medications. She completed her medical degree at the University of Calgary and her residency in Family Medicine from the University of Toronto.
Sarah spearheaded and is the lead physician for the Medication Abortion program at the Bay Centre at Women’s College Hospital, and she brings this expertise to our patients providing care in our virtual abortion clinic. Dr. Warden holds a Focused Practice designation in Gynecology and she is also a staff physician at the University of Toronto Health and Wellness Clinic where she has a general practice with a focus on s*xual health and gender affirming care.
In her leisure time, Sarah enjoys gatherings with close friends and spending time with her husband, two teens and her beloved Labradoodle Charlie.
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09/30/2024

Posted • Today, we’re wearing orange to honour the Indigenous children and families affected by residential schools in Canada - a colonial system that left generational scars on the Indigenous community.

Artwork shared from Michelle Stoney,

09/18/2024

Dr. Gudgeon is in clinic this morning! 👋🏻
Our docs love working here because we get to see such a variety of reproductive and s*xual health!
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09/17/2024

09/16/2024

Drs. Ashleigh McCullagh-Cheung and Marla Prager are in clinic today! 👋🏻 hope everyone is having a great start to the week ☀️
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09/02/2024

Happy Labour Day! We are closed today and back at it tomorrow! Hope you’ve all had an amazing summer ☀️