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Story No. 323: Brie from Washington
When I was in university, I was switching from the birth control patch to the Nuva Ring. My prescription from my regular doctor had run […]
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Story No. 322: Dr. Terez from California
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 […]
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Story No. 321: Patient from Texas
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 […]
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Story No. 320: Provider from Illinois
I recently saw a 27-year-old college student with a Mirena IUD, who came to see me for a pap smear. Upon exam, we not only […]
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Story No. 319: Patient from New York
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 […]
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Story No. 318: Dr. Antoinette from North Carolina
As an abortion provider in North Carolina, I already see the effects of 20-week abortion bans. I have had to turn patients away, sending them […]
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Story No. 317: Kamila from California
I rely on my OB/GYN and my health insurance to provide me with birth control so that I can choose whether or not I want […]
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Story No. 316: Dr. Alex from Illinois
My patient, who I’ll call Sarah, was in heart failure. She developed peripartum cardiomyopathy following her last pregnancy and delivery of her youngest child, and […]