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Story No. 510: Eris from Washington
I needed an STI test, because I worked in a risky job situation for one month where I was potentially poked with freshly bloody sharps. […]
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Story No. 509: Vanessa from Washington, DC
When I was 25 years old, I was diagnosed with a heart valve that didn’t work properly, and when I was 29 years old I […]
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Story No. 508: Dr. Kathy from New York
In my residency, I met ‘Sara’ at the clinic. She was a student at a Catholic college. She came for contraception after having had three […]
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Story No. 507: Sharon from New York
In 1982, I was 32 weeks pregnant with my second child, after one C-section. The estimated fetal weight was high—four pounds, eight ounces. My gynecologist […]
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Story No. 506: Dr. Bill from California
Mary (a pseudonym) was a 23-year-old who was newly pregnant for the first time. The pregnancy was unexpected, but welcomed. I initially met her on […]
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Story No. 505: Jen from North Carolina
One day I went to the doctor for an STI check. He looked down his nose at me and asked why I needed one. I […]
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Story No. 504: Dr. Jenny from Washington
Recently, I had a patient who had moved to the area with her husband and four kids to escape difficult living conditions. They were genuinely […]
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Story No. 503: Vanessa from California
I started the D&E process on March 5, 2018. If you’ve been here yourself, you’ll be able to guess the main details of my story. […]