Sexual Health Clinics at Three Rivers Medical
24th April 2025 | Back to News
Our specialist sexual health nurse Sue Schroder offers one-on-one consultations on all matters relating to contraception and sexual health.
“I always had a passion for sexual health and applied for a position at Family Planning and was successful. I worked there for 10 years,” Sue said.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 1.30pm – 5pm
With ten years-experience at Family Planning in Gisborne, Sue brings a wealth of knowledge on everything from the most effective contraception to suit you through to ante natal care and the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections STIs.
Sue has a long nursing career which began in Hawke’s Bay where she trained at the Taradale Polytechnic. Upon qualifying Sue worked as a practice nurse at the Accident Medical Centre in Hamilton followed by six years at Waikato Hospital. This was broken down into two years in the respiratory ward, two years working cardiovascular thoracic care and two years in the High Dependency Unit( HDU).
She then headed off on an OE to England where she spent three years working in cardio thoracic ICU in Papworth Hospital near Cambridge.
She and her husband Doug moved to Gisborne in 2006 and had their twins in 2007.
Sue returned to practice nursing first at Te Hapara before moving to Three Rivers 2012.
During her first ten years at Three Rivers Medical she split her time between here and Family Planning.
She started running the sexual health clinics at Three River in 2021 and for the last three years she has been a nurse prescriber.
She likes the autonomy she has and working with patients one-on-one.
“I like dealing with young people and putting them at ease – reassuring them everything is confidential and talking about matters that can be awkward for a young person to discuss.”
Three Rivers Medical has added an extra clinic and now offers the service on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursday from 1.30pm – 5pm.
Services offered at the sexual health clinic
- Discuss contraceptive options
- Prescribe the contraceptive pill – COC/POP/Depo Provera. These are free until the age of 25. The Depo Provera is free until the age of 45.
- Insertion and removal of the Jadelle – a contraceptive device consisting of two little soft sticks the size of matchsticks which are put in surgically with a local anaesthetic. They sit just under the skin in the upper arm and slowly release progesterone. They are for long term use of up to five years.
- To remove a Jadelle, please book a 45-minute appointment.
- To replace a Jadelle, please book 60-minute appointment.
- Removal of IUDs including Mirenas.
- Sexual health checks and treatment of STI’s – free until the age of 25 years.
- Ante-natal checks including blood pressure, weight, flu and whooping cough immunisations, folic acid and iodine prescriptions. If there are any medical issues the patient will be referred to a GP.
- Pregnancy tests and prescription of ECP (morning-after pill) if required.