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Need A Pelvic Exam? Places That Provide Free Or Reduced Cost Pelvic Exams

by Reginald Ford

Women of child-bearing years and beyond should have a pelvic exam every year. These exams check all of a woman's reproductive organs, urinary tract, and anus for signs of disease and sexual health. If you are a woman, and you have not had a pelvic exam for some time because you do not have any health insurance, here is where and how you can get your pelvic exam for free or reduced cost.

Organizations Dedicated to Female Sexual Health

There are a couple of organizations dedicated to female sexual health and pregnancy prevention that have clinics all over the United States. These clinics often provide pelvic exams free of charge to low-income women. They also provide reduced cost pelvic exams on a sliding scale to women of middle-income means. All of these clinics provide birth control, and some even provide abortions.

Community Clinics

Community clinics, or "free clinics," offer all kinds of free health services to the communities in which they operate. They help fill in the gaps between insurance and insufficient income. You may have a different doctor do your pelvic exam every time you go there since these clinics rely on medical interns for the free services. If you are not bothered by that fact, then you can schedule your pelvic exam there.

The Women's Health Assistance Program

States and counties provide a special assistance program for women to receive female reproductive health coverage so that women can get their annual pelvic exams and birth control covered. You do have to apply through your local Department of Human Services, either online or in person, to be considered for this assistance. It may take a week or two before you are notified that your application for this assistance program is accepted, so you should not schedule an appointment until you know if you are covered.

Payment Assistance Through the Local Hospital

Prior to scheduling an appointment with an OBGYN at a local hospital, you will need to visit the hospital's billing department. Tell them what your financial situation is and ask about payment assistance for a pelvic exam. They often have a hospital-sponsored program, or they know of another program (besides the ones listed above) that can help pay for your exam with a doctor in the hospital. If you qualify, the billing department will flag your account for the assistance program, and then you can schedule an appointment with an OBGYN in the hospital.

For more information, contact a company like Naples  Ob-Gyn.

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