If you’ve forgotten to take your pill, your condom split or you’ve had unprotected sex in the last 72 hours then you may need emergency contraception, and the sooner you take it the better.

Emergency contraception is available free from Contraception and Sexual Health Services, some GPs (family doctors) and selected pharmacies (chemists), even if you’re under 16.

Emergency Contraception Helpline: 02392 866301

Emergency Contraception is available free from:

• Clinics at Ella Gordon
• Sexsense Clinics
• Your GP (including out of hours)
• St Mary’s Treatment Centre, St Mary’s Hospital Site
• Accident & Emergency Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham

You can also receive emergency contraception from your pharmacist. Certain pharmacies can provide this for free if you are under 25 or for approximately £20-25 if you are older.

In this area pharmacies that can issue emergency contraception for free to young women under 25 will display this logo.

You can also use this card to tell a pharmacist or a health professional that you have had unprotected sex and may need emergency contraception.

Cards can be obtained from your local school nurse, connexions personal advisor or youth worker.

Only pharmacists who have undergone training will be able to issue emergency contraception for free and to under 16s so its probably worth ringing ahead to check that the pharmacist who has been trained will be there.

Participating pharmacies are listed below:

North

LLOYDS CHEMISTS
52 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3AG. Tel: 023 9238 3429

ROWLANDS PHARMACY
171-173 Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, PO6 4HG. Tel: 023 9237 5900

LLOYDS
Cosham Park House

BOOTS THE CHEMISTS
48 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3AG

Central (Charles Dickens)

LLOYDS CHEMISTS
145-147 Somers Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 4PT. Tel: 023 9283 1911

MERALI
127 Queen Street, Portsea, Portsmouth PO1 3HY. Tel: 023 9282 1859

BOOTS THE CHEMISTS
194-198 Commercial Road, Portsmouth, PO1 1HB. Tel: 023 9282 5248

BOOTS THE CHEMISTS
85a Gunwharf Quays, Southsea PO1 3TZ

Centre of Portsea Island

LALYS
5 Kingston Road, North End, Portsmouth PO1 5RX. Tel: 023 9283 1112

COPNOR PHARMACY
336 Copnor Road, Copnor, Portsmouth PO3 5EL. Tel: 023 9266 2511

ROWLANDS PHARMACY
94-98 Fratton Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5BZ. Tel: 023 9282 1745

ROWLANDS PHARMACY
294 London Road, North End, Portsmouth PO2 9JN

R J BERRY LTD
145 Sultan Road, Buckland ,Portsmouth PO2 7AT

BOOTS THE CHEMISTS
25 London Road, North End, Portsmouth PO2 0BQ

CITY PHARMACY
113, London Road, North End, Portsmouth PO2 0BN

Southsea

ROWLANDS PHARMACY
187 Eastney Road, Eastney Portsmouth PO4 8EA. Tel: 023 9273 4999

ROWLANDS PHARMACY
1 Highland Road, Southsea, Portsmouth PO4 9NQ. Tel: 023 9273 1389

ROWLANDS PHARMACY
30 Osbourne Road, Southsea PO5 3LT

ROWLANDS PHARMACY
115-117 Winter Road, Southsea PO4 8DS

BOOTS THE CHEMISTS LTD
31-33 Palmerston Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 3QQ. Tel: 023 9282 1046

LLOYDS CHEMISTS
145-147 Somers Road, Southsea

VENTHAMS
151-153 Copnor Road, Southsea PO3 5BS

LLOYDS
67 Milton Road, Southsea PO3 6AN

If you’ve had unprotected sex or your condom failed, it is also really important to consider your risk for sexually transmitted infections and to think about your long-term contraception needs.

If you miss the 72 hours it is still possible to have an emergency coil fitted up to 5 days after unprotected sex. You can have an emergency coil fitted for free at your local sexual health clinic or at some GP surgeries. Call Ella Gordon or your GP to ask when they can see you today.

Some GPs will only fit emergency coils for their own patients so its best to phone ahead to see if they will fit one for you.