The Texas Women's Health Program provides low-income women with:

• One family planning exam each year, which might include:
  • Pap smear
  • Screening for breast and cervical cancers, diabetes, sexually transmitted diseases, and high blood pressure
• Family planning counseling and education, which can include natural family planning and abstinence.
• Treatment of certain sexually transmitted diseases.
• Birth control:
  • Birth control pill
  • Vaginal ring
  • Hormone patch
  • Diaphragm
  • Male and female condoms
  • Spermicide
  • Intrauterine device (IUD)
  • Cervical cap
  • Depo-Provera
  • Devices placed under the skin, such as Implanon
  • Methods to permanently prevent pregnancy (tubal ligations or Essure)
    
    Does not include emergency birth control.
     
• Follow-up family planning visits related to your method of birth control.

This program pays only for the services listed above. If a health problem such as diabetes or cancer is found, you will be referred to a doctor or clinic that can treat you. You might have to pay for those extra services.