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Story No. 386: Dr. Aisha from California
Throughout our medical education, we focus so much on ensuring our patients have access to contraceptives that we often forget to mention what should be […]
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Expand birth control for state employees’ dependents
Dr. Dawn Bingham wrote a letter to the editor of The State in support of expanding South Carolina's birth control coverage to state employees' dependents.
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Story No. 382: Dr. Zoey from New York
I’ll never forget seeing this bright 17-year-old in school health clinic. I’ll call her Jessica. Jessica came to me in a panic. I’d never taken […]
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Story No. 363: Amy from Washington
"Without an income or insurance, I couldn't afford birth control..."
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Story No. 353: Patient from Colorado
In my early twenties, I left my teaching job to go to graduate school. My husband is self-employed, so without my employer-sponsored health insurance, we […]
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Birth control is every woman’s right — from those who want to prevent pregnancy, to others who use it to treat illness
Dr. Kristyn Brandi wrote a letter to the Los Angeles Times about the importance of birth control access.
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Story No. 341: Tina from California
My birth control also helps mitigate migraine headaches. As a self-employed person, missing work due to the pain of a migraine means losing income. I […]
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Story No. 337: Victoria from Texas
I have anemia, horrible cramps, and other drastic hormonal changes from my menstrual cycles and have used hormonal birth control for the past seven years. […]