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Story No. 255: Patient from Washington
I am middle-aged now, but look back thankfully at the kind women at Planned Parenthood who helped with my yearly health exams while I was […]
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Story No. 254: Provider from California
Beatriz was fifteen years old when I met her. She explained that she had heard about the contraceptive implant from her girls’ support group, and […]
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Story No. 253: Patient from California
When I was nearly nineteen years old, I accidentally got pregnant with my long-term boyfriend. Despite being in love and committed to each other, we […]
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Story No. 252: Provider from Arizona
Nizhoni was a young Navajo woman I met several years ago when she was 14 or 15 years old. She was a star student in […]
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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” […]