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    The staff of the Charlotte County Health Department offers a very patient-friendly vasectomy program and their Title X (Ten) funds are also made available to residents of nearby counties. Men who do not qualify for assistance are also welcome to have a vasectomy at the Health Department facility in Pt. Charlotte for a fee of $495. The protocol for vasectomy at the Health Department includes a full physical exam and testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), all of which, depending on the tests ordered by the health department doctor, costs an additional $75-100, far less than would be charged by private facilities for the same tests. And testing for STIs can be declined. Consultations may be arranged by appointment at any of the three Health Department clinics in Charlotte County, but Gail Hughes, RN, the Family Planning Coordinator, is based at the Port Charlotte facility, so that site may be your best bet. Vasectomies are performed every 8-10 weeks at the Health Department clinic in Port Charlotte by Dr. Doug Stein according to his schedule (click for dates). If the Port Charlotte procedure dates are not convenient or if there are not enough patients on an assigned date to make a special trip worthwhile, you may have your vasectomy under the Charlotte County Title 10 program at Planned Parenthood in Sarasota or Planned Parenthood in Ft. Myers. Because of the state requirement for a 30-day interval between informed consent and vasectomy procedures performed in state facilities, candidates must sign consents at the Health Department 30 days before their scheduled vasectomy dates.

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