Story No. 31: Patient from California
I had an abortion at age 16 (I am now 54) after a condom broke. I was terrified of having to tell my parents I […]
I had an abortion at age 16 (I am now 54) after a condom broke. I was terrified of having to tell my parents I […]
D is a 45-year-old woman, recently married, who found out she was pregnant when she went in for her first radiation treatment for breast cancer. […]
I had my abortion at 21 weeks of gestation, which accounts for approximately 1% of abortions annually. It took my husband and me six months […]
As an old but practicing psychiatrist, certain thoughts, patients, and situations still haunt my dreams. Recently, I find both sadness and anger triggered by the […]
While in my early 20’s it wasn’t uncommon for my period to last seven full days. My period was relentless. I had such heavy menstrual […]
As a primary care provider, I am often the first provider patients see when newly pregnant, intentionally or otherwise. Because of the generally good health […]
When I was without health insurance for a few years, Planned Parenthood was where I received all my reproductive health care. I have severe endometriosis […]
Ms. T came to me for a routine ultrasound to see how her fetus was growing. She had not expected to find herself pregnant, as […]