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Story No. 11: Patient from Connecticut
I have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), so when my husband and I decided to try getting pregnant earlier this year, we had a difficult time […]
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Story No. 10: Dr. Anne from New York
One week after Trump was elected, our gynecology office received a phone call we had never received before. A woman in Brooklyn, very far from […]
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Story No. 9: Physician from Colorado
A patient of mine, we’ll call her Rachel, had two pregnancies this year. The first one was complicated by a miscarriage at 14 weeks. She […]
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Story No. 8: Patient from California
We were living in California. Our son was two, and we were ready to add to our family. I became pregnant after our first try, […]
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Story No. 7: Loire from Missouri
I work as a contraceptive counselor at a Title X women’s health center. Part of our practice includes stocking LARC (Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive) methods, like IUDS, in […]
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Story No. 6: Mary-Margaret from Indiana
I was born with a rare genetic disorder, passed from my father. He was not aware his collection of symptoms had a name, and was […]
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Story No. 5: Dr. Diane from Maryland
Today the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 7, the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017.” If […]
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Story No. 4: Taylor from Virginia
I’m a Virginia native—born in Richmond but raised in Roanoke, and currently a student at the College of William & Mary. I am also a […]