Story No. 453: Sara from Illinois
I am one. I am many. In my body, I contain the possibility of multitudes. In my body, I contain possible futures. Birthday parties. Songs. […]
I am one. I am many. In my body, I contain the possibility of multitudes. In my body, I contain possible futures. Birthday parties. Songs. […]
I switched my health insurance for 2018, and at the time of my switch I was taking an oral contraceptive that was listed as covered […]
I am now seeing firsthand the importance of Medicaid coverage for abortion. Jess is a 15-year-old girl who came in for an abortion, accompanied by […]
**Trigger Warning – This story discusses pregnancy resulting from rape and assault** — “Mary” presented at 22 weeks for a termination of pregnancy. The […]
One woman who came to see me had struggled with infertility. She had several prior miscarriages, and then she discovered at her 20-week ultrasound that […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]