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Story No. 251: Patient from New York
About twelve years ago, at the age of 24, I missed a period and wondered why. I went to my college’s clinic for a pregnancy […]
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Story No. 250: Dr. Rachna from California
Today is World Contraception Day. In honor of #WCD2017, we are sharing the following story from one of our Leadership Training Academy alumni, Dr. Rachna […]
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Story No. 249: Kim from Vermont
During a time in my life when I was young and learning how to make it on my own in the world, I utilized the […]
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Story No. 248: Dr. John from New York
My patient, who I’ll call Josh, is 17 years old. He is a gay man, was diagnosed with an HIV infection, and was not “out” […]
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Story No. 247: Patient from Connecticut
I am a 32-year-old woman, and the only consistent medical care that I have accessed since I was a teenager is reproductive health care. There […]
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Story No. 246: Provider from Massachusetts
There is a patient that I want to tell you about; I will call her Carla. I first met Carla when she was 14 years […]
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Story No. 245: Heather from New Hampshire
I am deeply grateful for my local Planned Parenthood clinic. When I needed help and information regarding birth control, they gave me all of the […]
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Story No. 244: Dr. David from Georgia
Kwame* was 17 years old when I met him. He came to my teen clinic for men after an emergency department visit for a suspected […]