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Story No. 239: Sarah from Colorado
I have had awful cramps ever since puberty. My first period was so painful that when I got my menstrual cramps that preceded the bleeding, […]
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Story No. 238: Dr. Jessica from Texas
**Trigger warning** This story discusses sexual assault — A 14-year-old patient was brought to my clinic by her mother, after being sexually assaulted by a […]
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Story No. 237: Patient from Massachusetts
I had a miscarriage at eight weeks, days after seeing the heartbeat during an ultrasound. I bled for weeks afterwards. It was a traumatic and […]
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Story No. 235: Patient from New York
When I was thirty-six and the mother of two children, aged six and one-and-a-half, I got pregnant unexpectedly. I had to use fertility pills to […]
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Story No. 233: Patient from Illinois
I was an 18-year-old, out-of-state college student when I decided to have sex for the first time. My mother had passed away the year before, […]
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Story No. 231: Patient from North Dakota
*TRIGGER WARNING* This story discusses rape and sexual assault — I’m 16 years old, and last summer emergency contraception saved my life. It was late […]
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Story No. 229: Kristen from Maryland
I am a 33-year-old woman, mother of two children, and happily married. I’m gratefully employed and pursuing my graduate degree in clinical social work. I […]
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Story No. 228: Dr. Jessica from Texas
A 23-year-old woman came to my clinic requesting an abortion, but seemed to feel uncomfortable with this decision. After extended counseling, the patient opened up […]