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New Zealanders should be celebrating the positive results from a Relationship Services survey which confirms that talking to your partner makes for the best sex and for the best relationships, Family Planning Chief Executive Jackie Edmond says.

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Do you work with young people or adults, in schools or in the community? Do you need some support with developing...

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With Christmas and New Year done and dusted for another year, Family Planning says families should be turning their attention to the start of the new tertiary year and taking the chance to have one more talk with their teens before they leave home.

 

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If you experience hot flushes, you may be eligible to participate in a research study of an investigational oral medication

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Gumboots, jandals, condoms are three Kiwi rubber essentials according to Family Planning and are the focus of a campaign designed to get New Zealanders talking about...

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Summer is here and it's a good time to take a break. Nationwide, many Family Planning clinics are changing their hours over the holiday season.

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An unplanned or casual sexual encounter this summer could have consequences that last a lifetime.

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A fact sheet about Early Medical Abortion.
 

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Family Planning has just released our 2008-2009 Annual Report. You can download a copy online, or...

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The Hamilton Family Planning Clinic is moving to a new location.
 
From Monday 9 November, the clinic will be open at its new site – 240 Tristram Street, Hamilton – opposite the Founders Theatre. Clinic manager Robyn Smith says the clinic will be closed on 4, 5 and 6 November to allow the move to go ahead.

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On Thursday 22 October, Family Planning International proudly presents Safe and Sound, a concert starring brilliant local talent in support of maternal and related sexual and reproductive health in the Pacific.

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Price is a barrier to young women accessing highly-effective long acting reversible contraception, Family Planning Chief Executive Jackie Edmond says. And, this comes with a cost to the young women, their families and whānau and to the country as a whole.

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If you’re female and aged between 20 and 70, then September is the month to check that  you’re up-to-date with your cervical smear test – a simple test that could save your life.  

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Family Planning has a range of resources and pamphlets in different languages but has recently broken new ground with the development of a resource for the Deaf community – a DVD in New Zealand Sign Language

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You will be aware of international concerns about Influenza A (H1N1). As a health service provider, Family Planning has a public health role to play.
 
Anyone who has travelled overseas in the last fortnight should contact Healthline (0800 611 116) for information. They should seek medical advice if they are displaying flu-like symptoms.
 
If you are unwell and you were due to visit your Family Planning Clinic or if your visit is not urgent, please delay. Contact your clinic by phone for more information or assistance.
 

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Family Planning Council has decided to apply to the Abortion Supervisory Committee for a licence to provide an Early Medical Abortion service.

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Family Planning has expanded its web site and is offering a range of products through a newly launched web shop.

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International expert Professor David Grimes, M.D. FACOG, FACPM, is speaking at three public events in New Zealand in March.

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As the mid-February arrives, thousands of tertiary students will be gearing themselves up for a year away from home kicking off with “O” Week – and thousands of parents will be quietly thinking “oh no”.

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Family Planning is encouraging people not to take short-cuts or risks with their sexual health over the holiday season.

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