Story No. 333: Patient from Maryland
After my first child was born in 2011, I was unable to afford birth control. My husband was working three jobs, and I stayed home […]
After my first child was born in 2011, I was unable to afford birth control. My husband was working three jobs, and I stayed home […]
As a teenager, my mother did her best to be accessible when it came to questions about sex. But even with her openness, I was […]
Content note: Everyone deserves to make their own reproductive decisions, including what kind of birth control to use, without being subjected to coercion or pressure […]
As a physician, I take care of several transgender youth in my clinic. One patient that comes to mind is 18-year-old Timothy (name changed). Timothy […]
I attended university in the UK, and I went on birth control there for the first time. The process was easy: I walked into a […]
I don’t have an especially moving story, but I think it’s a very common one. I got my own insurance for the first time when […]
Janice (name changed) is 17. She came to my office for her annual physical. She is on the school soccer team, doing very well in […]
Growing up in California, being able to receive reproductive health care—from free STI tests to accessible birth control—has been so invaluable to my life as […]