Women’s Health

Women’s Health & Family Planning

Bay Area Community Health offers comprehensive, low-cost and accessible family planning and reproductive healthcare services. To schedule your appointment, please call 510-770-8040 or 408-729-9700.

Physician referral not required. If you are between the ages of 12 and 24, you can reach out to our Teen Clinic for many of the services listed below.

Reproductive Health Services include:

  • Breast exams and referrals for mammograms

  • Cervical cancer screenings and colposcopy

  • Testing and treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

  • Urinary Tract and Vaginal Infections

Family Planning Services include:

  • Contraception

  • Fertility Awareness methods

  • Pregnancy testing and options counseling

  • Preconception counseling

Pregnancy Care includes:

  • Obstetrics Medical Visits

  • Postpartum Care

  • Health Education

  • Nutrition & Behavioral Health Counseling

  • Breastfeeding Support

  • Referrals to WIC

Special Programs

  • Family PACT: As a Family Pact provider, BACH offers comprehensive family planning services to eligible low-income (under 200 percent federal poverty level) men and woman.

  • Every Woman Counts – Cancer Detection Program (CDP): BACH offers cancer detection services for eligible women. Services include free clinical breast exams, mammograms, pelvic exams, Pap tests and case management. Treatment is also available through the Breast and Cervical Treatment Program (BCCTP).

  • Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP): BACH is a provider of Alameda County’s CPSP program, which provides services to Medi-Cal pregnant women, from beginning of pregnancy through postpartum care.

When to get screened

  • If you are 21 to 29 years old:

    You should start getting Pap tests at age 21. If your Pap test result is normal, your doctor may tell you that you can wait three years until your next Pap test.

  • If you are 30 to 65 years old:

    Talk to your doctor about which testing option is right for you:

    • An HPV test only. This is called primary HPV testing. If your result is normal, your doctor may tell you that you can wait five years until your next screening test.

    • An HPV test along with a Pap test. This is called co-testing. If both of your results are normal, your doctor may tell you that you can wait five years until your next screening test.

    • A Pap test only. If your result is normal, your doctor may tell you that you can wait three years until your next Pap test.

  • If you are older than 65:

    Your doctor may tell you that you don't need to be screened anymore if:

    • You have had at least three Pap tests or two HPV tests in the past 10 years, and the test results were normal or negative, and;

    • You have not had a cervical precancer in the past, or;

    • You have had your cervix removed as part of a total hysterectomy for non-cancerous conditions, like fibroids.

Resources

  • Prenatal Health

    1st trimester pregnancy: What to Expect (Mayo Clinic)

    Click Here

  • Women's Health

    Office of Women’s Health (Womenshealth.gov)

    Click Here

  • Reproductive Health

    Office of Women’s Health (Womenshealth.gov)

    Click Here

  • Birth Control

    Birth Control Methods - Office of Women’s Health (Womenshealth.gov)

    Click Here