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Story No. 331: Amanda from Michigan
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 […]
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Story No. 330: Dr. Jennifer from California
A Japanese-speaking couple with their second, highly desired pregnancy discovered at 23 weeks that the baby was severely growth restricted, and has no fluid around […]
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Story No. 329: Cassandra from New York
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 […]
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Story No. 328: Dr. Kristina from Colorado
I had a patient recently with a fetal anomaly that was incompatible with life. She wanted an induction of labor, so that she could hold […]
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Story No. 327: Patient from Virginia
The first time I realized I was pregnant, I was 16 years old; someone told me I looked as though I was pregnant. I laughed […]
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Story No. 326: Dr. Alex from Illinois
I recently saw a patient in her 30s with pulmonary hypertension. This condition was a result of a congenital malformation, which was not previously diagnosed. […]
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Story No. 325: Gayle from New York
Despite my attempts at practicing responsible birth control, I found myself pregnant several times more than I wanted. As the mother of three deliciously wonderful […]
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Story No. 324: Dr. Jennifer from California
A young couple who went through rounds of IVF and finally got pregnant (such a desired pregnancy), found out at their anatomy scan at 19 […]