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Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes

About Me


Welcome to


Planned Parenthood


of the Southern Finger Lakes!


Located in Upstate New York, we have served the people in Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tompkins Counties since 1968.

A Little Bit About Us...


Located in beautiful Upstate New York, Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes has five health centers and two administrative offices surrounded by a landscape of rolling hills, lakes, and wine country.
PPSFL was created in 2004 by the merger of Planned Parenthood of the Southern Tier and Planned Parenthood of Tompkins County, both founded in 1968. We are committed to providing quality reproductive health care and sexuality education for all people in our community regardless of race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or ability to pay. Since 1996 we have been the designated provider of sexual violence response and education services in Chemung, Steuben and Schuyler counties.

Services We Offer:

    Abnormal Pap Follow-up Abortion Services Annual Exams Birth Control Cancer Screening Colposcopy Counseling Cryotherapy Emergency Contraception HIV/AIDS Testing & Counseling LGBT Services Male Health Services Menopause/Midlife Services Pregnancy Testing & Treatment STD Testing & Treatment Vaginal Infection Testing & Treatment

We Also Educate!


We have several great college programs for you to choose from!
Don't Have Sex in the Dark: Birth Control & STDs 101 Positive Sexuality & Sex Toys Relationships & Communication
Tompkins County Educator: 607.216.0021 x157 [email protected]
Southern Tier County Educator: 607.271.9685 x212 [email protected]
LGBT Outreach Coordinator 607.216.0021 x135 [email protected]
Have a General Question about Sexuality Education? 607.216.0021 [email protected]
Visit www.ppsfl.org

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New Patients!
Private insurances & Medicaid are welcomed and accepted. We also offer a sliding fee scale (pay according to your income), as well as some free examinations through the Healthy Living Partnership and the Family Planning Benefit Program. We also provide free STD testing to Tompkins County residents. Visit us today!
COMPASSIONATE ~ CONVENIENT ~ CONFIDENTIAL

My Blog

We Need Comprehensive Sex Education!

Visit http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/real_act_2008 to find out how you can help!EDITORIAL ROUND UP: ED BOARDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY CALL FOR COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION AND PREVENTION POLICIES More th...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:37:00 GMT

New York Just Says No to Abstinence Funding

NY TimesNew York is rejecting millions of dollars in federal grants for abstinence-only sex education, the state health commissioner, Dr. Richard F. Daines, announced yesterday. The decision puts New ...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:00:00 GMT

Do my parents have to know? NY Teen Sexual Health Services Rights

Do my parents have to know?New York Teen Rights to Sexual Health ServicesIf you are 17 or younger, you have the right to get sexual health services on your own in New York.YOU CAN GET:--Birth Control ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:43:00 GMT

$87.5M/Year X 9 Years = No Real Change with Abstinence

Research on four abstinence education programs studied by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. found that the programs had no effect on the sexual abstinence of youth. The Background In 1996, Congress a...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:24:00 GMT

American Cancer Society joins the fight for healthcare reform

This is very big news!Today, the American Cancer Society announced that it will devote its entire advertising budget to educating the American people about the collapse of our healthcare system. Goi...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:19:00 GMT