As of March 2024, we are currently offering sedation services in our Boston, Worcester, and Springfield locations.
We now offer patients the option for sedation for long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC), colposcopies, and loop electrosurgical excision procedures (LEEPs) at some of our locations.
Please make sure to request this when booking the appointment so we can schedule you appropriately.
Call (800) 258-4448 to request sedation.
If you are requesting sedation for an IUD, the call center can help you book your visit.
If you would like sedation for a colposcopy or LEEP, you will wait for a call back from your selected health center to consult your needs and schedule an appointment.
You must call to request this service; no online booking is available at this time.
Sedation is only available at the Worcester, Springfield and Boston health centers for select services.
Primary benefits are to help calm and relax patients or make them more comfortable before and during in-office procedures.
All patients are pre-screened to ensure they are appropriate candidates. While highly unlikely, there is a small risk of respiratory depression (when you breathe too slowly or shallowly, preventing proper gas exchange in your lungs) and allergic reaction to medications.
With any of our sedation options, you will be awake, breathing on your own, but resting comfortably.
Depending on the option you and your provider choose, the medication is given orally or intravenously (IV).
Patients feel drowsy and sleepy for about 30 minutes but are able to walk independently out of the recovery room after that time.
You should not drive after sedation and will need to arrange a ride home from a responsible support person, public transportation or ride sharing (Uber or Lyft) if you choose this option.
No. You should not drive after sedation and will need to arrange a ride home from a responsible support person, public transportation or ride sharing (Uber or Lyft) if you choose this option.
Many patients choose to have local anesthesia in their cervix for their IUD placement. You can talk to your provider about the option that is right for you.
Or call 1-800-230-7526