Birth Control Online in Windsor, Ontario

Yes. TelePlus Care connects Windsor and Essex County residents with a doctor licensed in Ontario for a video or phone consultation. After reviewing your health history and blood pressure and checking for contraindications, the doctor can prescribe the combined pill, progestin-only mini-pill, patch or vaginal ring when it's safe for you, and send it to a pharmacy near you. No referral is needed, and birth control isn't a controlled substance.

A video visit suits short-acting hormonal methods: the combined pill, the mini-pill, the patch and the vaginal ring. Anything inserted into the body can't be done remotely. A hormonal or copper IUD and the contraceptive implant must be placed in person by a trained clinician — your family doctor or the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit's sexual health clinic, for example. The TelePlus Care doctor can explain these options and help you plan next steps.

No, and that's why the doctor assesses you first. Combined estrogen-containing methods are generally avoided for people with a history of blood clots or stroke, migraine with aura, certain heart or liver conditions, or who smoke and are over 35, following Canadian and World Health Organization eligibility guidance. Where estrogen isn't advisable, a progestin-only method may still work. If your history raises concerns, the doctor may recommend in-person care instead.

Not for everyone. Ontario has no universal free-contraception program for all ages. However, prescription contraception is generally covered for residents aged 24 and under who don't have a private drug plan, through OHIP+ under the Ontario Drug Benefit — helpful for many University of Windsor and St. Clair College students. If you have a workplace or student plan, it usually covers much of the cost. Your TelePlus Care consultation is a separate private service, so ask about the fee when you book.

Not by video — an IUD or contraceptive implant has to be inserted in person by a trained clinician, so it can't be placed during an online visit. What the doctor can do is discuss whether long-acting reversible contraception suits you and point you toward in-person options in Windsor, such as your family physician or the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. For pills, patches and rings, the video visit is enough.

Emergency contraception works best the sooner you take it. Levonorgestrel (often sold as Plan B) is available without a prescription directly from Ontario pharmacies, so you don't need an appointment to buy it. A pharmacist can help you right away if you're within the effective window. A copper IUD is another highly effective emergency option, but it must be placed in person. TelePlus Care handles ongoing contraception, not same-minute emergencies.

Call 911 or go to Windsor Regional Hospital's Metropolitan or Ouellette Campus emergency department if you have sudden chest pain, shortness of breath, a swollen painful leg, a severe headache, vision changes, or one-sided weakness while on hormonal birth control — these can signal a clot or stroke. See a clinician in person for heavy unexplained bleeding, pelvic pain, a possible pregnancy, STI testing or a Pap test. For general advice, call Ontario's Health811.

No. You don't need a referral or an existing family physician to book with TelePlus Care, which is why many Windsor-Essex residents between doctors use it for routine contraception. Book directly online or by phone and complete a short health intake. Keep in mind that virtual care complements, rather than replaces, a family doctor for ongoing screening like blood-pressure checks, Pap tests and STI testing.

TelePlus Care is a private virtual clinic, so visits are not billed to Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) — you pay a flat visit fee and there is no wait-list or referral needed. Our doctors are licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) to care for patients in Ontario. For publicly insured, non-urgent advice you can also call Health811.

Choose from the current TelePlus Care appointment times shown in the booking form — no roster, referral, or wait-list is required. Same-day options may be available, but availability changes with clinician capacity and demand; the earliest selectable time is at least two hours after booking. You connect with a Canadian licensed doctor by phone or secure video from home, and when appropriate a prescription is sent to your preferred Windsor pharmacy.

In Ontario, pharmacists cannot independently prescribe ongoing hormonal contraception; a prescription must come from an authorized prescriber such as a physician or nurse practitioner (the pharmacist minor-ailments scope covers many other conditions, but not birth control). Ontario has no universal free-contraception program for all ages, though prescription contraception is covered for residents aged 24 and under who lack a private drug plan, through OHIP+ under the Ontario Drug Benefit program. (Source: Ontario College of Pharmacists — Minor Ailments Prescribing.)

Because care is virtual, TelePlus Care serves patients across Ontario, including Windsor, Ajax, Aurora, Barrie, and Belleville, and other communities — anywhere in the province with a phone or internet connection.

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