It sounds easy enough, doesn’t it? Take a pill and your unplanned pregnancy is gone. After all, it works with ibuprofen. Take a pill and your headache goes away. Can it possibly be that easy for an abortion? In a word…No. Having an abortion, any type of abortion, is not an easy choice. Abortions are
If you’re facing an unplanned pregnancy, you’re likely experiencing some feelings of fear and anxiety. With the uncertainty of COVID-19 and its impact on jobs and the economy, those worries might be heightened. However, it’s important to remember that regardless of the economy, your job, or your current health insurance, you do have options! Are
Before You Order an Abortion Pill Online Even though they are not legal in many states, the abortion pill can be ordered on-line. This may seem like the perfect solution, private with little hassle, but is it? Here are just a few things you should think about before looking into ordering the abortion pill online.
Abusive Relationships In the Beginning Sometimes an abusive relationship can sneak up on you. At first, your new boyfriend is very attentive and charming. He wants to be with you all the time and seems to be the answer to your dreams. He loves everything about you. And, you want to be with him too.
So, how does the Corona Virus affect you if you are pregnant? Actually, as with so much about this disease, it is so new that not much is known. Based on the available information about the virus, it seems as if pregnant women face the same risks as anyone else, no more and no less.
What is a “Medical” Abortion? Medical abortions utilize medicine, rather than a surgical procedure, to complete abortion and can only be safely completed within the first 9 weeks of pregnancy. This is why you often hear the term “abortion pill.” An ultrasound is used to determine the date of conception, so they are required before
Assure Women’s Center Considering a blood test? Having blood drawn is definitely accurate for all women. Almost every week, someone comes to Assure Women’s Center and tells us that urine pregnancy tests do not work for them. They tell us of previous pregnancies that didn’t show up on a pregnancy test until they were a few months
Each state has set a certain age limit for when young people can have sex. Below that age, the state assumes that the boy or girl is not old enough to give permission for sex. In other words, it is assumed that they do not understand what having sex means and need to be protected.
It seems like you can buy pregnancy tests almost anywhere these days. Even the dollar store has them! However, one question always comes to mind: how accurate are they? At Assure Women’s Center, we purchase the best and earliest tests we can find. However, even the very best of tests which require a urine sample
At Assure Women’s Center, we only provide testing for two sexually transmitted diseases, chlamydia, and gonorrhea. We also only provide this testing to our patients who receive a positive result on the pregnancy test. Why is this? And, why do we only test for these two diseases? Chlamydia and Gonorrhea are the two most common
