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Birth Control Refills

By coming to Planned Parenthood for care and getting your birth control directly through Planned Parenthood, you help us fulfill our mission to ensure everyone can access high quality, affordable care.

If you are a patient of a Minnesota or South Dakota health center, text or email refill reminders are available for mail out or health center pick up. Ask us how to sign up at your health center visit or call 1-800-230-PLAN.

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Due to COVID-19, we are recommending other options for getting your birth control to ensure our patients and health care workers remain healthy and safe.

1. We strongly advise patients utilize our birth control by mail option. Shipping typically takes between 3-5 days. 

2. We’re also providing curbside pickup of birth control and emergency contraception. Call 1-800-230-PLAN to schedule your next refill for curbside pickup.

Please note, this service is not available at our Eden Prairie or Susan Knapp health centers at this time.

3. In health center birth control pickups are available for urgent needs only. Screenings for symptoms and temperature checks will be required. Guests, visitors, or children are not allowed in the health centers at this time.

WHAT BIRTH CONTROL METHODS CAN BE MAILED WITH FREE SHIPING? PICK YOUR STATE

Iowa

Offers pill and patch.

Minnesota

Offers pill, patch, and ring.

Nebraska

Offers pill and patch.

North Dakota

Offers pill, patch, and ring.

South Dakota

Offers pill, patch, and ring.

Request a Refill Online

  1. Visit your Patient Portal and login.

  • (Don't have a Patient Portal account? Call 1-800-230-7526 to get started)

  1. Go to the Mail tab.
  2. Write a message, with your prescription number, shipping address (free shipping), or the Planned Parenthood health center you'd like to pick your prescription up at.
Visit Your Patient Portal

Leave a Message on the Refill Line

If you are a patient at a Minnesota, North Dakota, or South Dakota health center call 1-855-831-6356. 

If you are a patient at a Iowa or Nebraska health center call 1-877-811-7526.

  1. Say your first name, date of birth, and phone number. 
  • For free shipping on birth control, provide your current mailing address.
  • For pick-up in a health center, tell us which Planned Parenthood health center and when you will arrive for pick-up.

Visit a Planned Parenthood Health Center

Due to COVID-19, health center birth control pickups are available for urgent needs. Screenings for symptoms and temperature checks, are required if you visit a health center. We encourage patients to use our birth control by mail option to limit in-person interactions at our health centers. Guests, visitors, and children are not allowed in the health centers at this time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to request a refill beforehand? Can I just go to a health center?

As a result of COVID-19, we advise patients to use our birth control by mail (with free shipping) option. We typically process orders within 24-48 hours and have your birth control in the mail within 3-5 business days, however, due to COVID-19, there may be a delay in shipping. Using this service helps us limit in-person interactions at our health centers. Health center birth control pickups are available for urgent needs. Screening for symptoms and a temperature check is required if you visit a health center. Guests, visitors, and children are not allowed in the health centers at this time.

I'm out of refills. How can I get a new prescription?

You can get a new prescription for birth control without leaving your home. Try using our online services—no appointment necessary!

Call us at 1.800.230.PLAN (7526) for more information. 

 

How does refilling my prescription through Planned Parenthood help support the organization?

We're here to make sure everyone has access to expert sexual and reproductive health care, no matter what.  Each new patient strengthens Planned Parenthood so we can continue providing leading-edge sexual and reproductive health care to our communities.  By coming to us for care and getting your birth control directly through Planned Parenthood, you help us ensure everyone can access high quality, affordable care.

When will I get my refills in the mail?

We offer free shipping on birth control refills. Orders are typically processed within 24-48 hours and your birth control in the mail within 3-5 business days, however, due to COVID-19, there may be a delay in shipping.

If you need your prescription sooner, you can request to pick up your prescription at a health center. Refills are also available on a walk-in basis, but we encourage you to call or request your prescription ahead of time to reduce your wait while at the center and limit person-to person interactions during this time. 

Do I need to be at home to receive the package?

You do not need to be home to sign for receiving your prescription package.  Your package will arrive with your regular mail and will be packaged in an unmarked shipping envelope.

What does the package look like?

Your privacy is a top concern for Planned Parenthood. The package will be in a plain shipping envelope. It will not say Planned Parenthood anywhere on the outside of the package. 

Financial Help

We have trained staff to help answer your questions about insurance coverage or determine if you're eligible for reduced or no-cost care.

If you have questions about funding or payment options, call 1-800-230-PLAN, we're here to help. 

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