January 19, 2017

If you’ve seen any number of TV Shows or movies that feature a pregnant character, you know this scenario all too well: A nervous woman paces and picks up a pregnancy test off the counter, reads the results and almost instantly experiences a life change. While being pregnant certainly is life changing, determining pregnancy in … Continued

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September 14, 2016

Are you pregnant, or think you might be? If so, your next step is to determine the choices you have for you and your baby, as well as how you should proceed. You have options, and abortion is one of those. To determine if an abortion is the right choice for you, first know the … Continued

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August 2, 2016

  Food and Drug Administration decided to relax prior guidelines regulating the abortion pill, also known as RU-486. The FDA regulations now allow women to take the abortion pill, which is actually a series of pills, up to 10 weeks into their pregnancy to induce a medical abortion in comparison to the previous 7-week deadline. … Continued

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June 15, 2016

  If you have a suspicion that you may be pregnant, your knee-jerk reaction is likely to go to your local store and pick up a home pregnancy test. That’s a great place to start. Here are the answers to some commonly asked questions regarding an at-home test: How soon can I take a pregnancy … Continued

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May 12, 2016

  You’ve heard of the different types of STDs, such as gonorrhea and chlamydia, but symptoms for one STD may be confused for another or symptoms may not appear at all. With more than half of the population experiencing an STD in their lifetime and 1 in 5 women between the ages of 15-24 having … Continued

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May 10, 2015

This may seem like an odd question to some, but to others, it is a real worry. The reason we want to talk about it is simply because this question comes up a lot. So, don’t feel bad for wanting to know! Young girls who have recently gone through puberty, or those who grew up … Continued

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April 2, 2015

[youtube id=”krEUKBDm17M”] Many women who are pregnant for the first time are surprised by the variety of ways that their body starts changing, long before the baby begins to “show.” This is totally normal! We’ve tackled some of the most common pregnancy concerns and questions below. Q: I’ve been feeling nauseated for the past few … Continued

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January 13, 2015

  The morning-after pill is also called “Plan B”. It is intended to be a birth control pill that prevents pregnancy after unprotected sex has already taken place. Because women are supposed to take it the day after, this has given it the nick-name “morning-after pill”. This is not the same as RU-486. That is … Continued

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