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Medical Abortion and Telemedicine - True Choice Women's Clinic
What is a medical abortion? The medical abortion pill is typically administered to women who are 10 weeks along or less. The pill is a two step process involving two different types of drugs: mifepristone and misoprostol. Together the two drugs force the body to abort the fetus. The whole process ..
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Cracking the Genetic Testing Code: Answering the questions about prenatal care - True Choice Women's Clinic
Your first prenatal care visit You just found out you’re pregnant and cannot wait for your first appointment with the ob-gyn doctor. You find out that you can have your first ultrasound and anticipate your first encounter with your unborn child! You arrive excited but uneasy about the unknown. You..
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STDs Go Beyond Infections - True Choice Women's Clinic
Is treatment of an STD the end of the infection? According to the World Health Organization, STDs not only have short-term consequences of infection, but can pose serious threats long-term to a woman’s reproductive health including infertility, cervical cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, an..
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The Morning Aftermath : Is it possible to take the morning after pill and still have an unplanned pregnancy? - True Choice Women's Clinic
Emergency contraception pills like Plan B contain a synthetic hormone called progestin. They prevent pregnancy by delaying the release of the egg from the ovary to prevent fertilization. According to Dr. Michelle Metz, general obgyn, emergency contraception can make your next period come late or e..
https://truechoice.org/blog/the-morning-aftermath-is-it-possible-to-take-the-morning-after-pill-and-still-have-an-unplanned-pregnancy/
Taking Off The Mask : Do oral contraceptives downplay the real issue? - True Choice Women's Clinic
Did you know that 1 in 3 women take hormonal contraception for non-contraception related issues such as irregular bleeding, excessive pain or cramping, PMS, acne, etc? Furthermore, ⅔ of women are on the pill in part for gynecologic reasons that remain unidentified and untreated. If a woman goes on ..
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A Painful Pill to Swallow : Is the short-term gain of using oral contraception worth the long-term costs? - True Choice Women's Clinic
A normal, pill-free ovulation cycle involves a chain reaction of four hormones: progesterone, estrogen, luteinizing hormone (LH) or follicle stimulatinghormone (FSH) to prepare the body for possible pregnancy and equips the body to maintain the pregnancy. The ovaries grow eggs, the uterine lining th..
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From the Head to the Heart: Is the short-term fix worth the long-term problem? - True Choice Women's Clinic
Hormonal contraception is one of the most widely prescribed drugs for women but concurrently exposes them to the risks of depression, stroke, blood clots, heart attacks, breast cancer, cervical cancer, liver cancer, infertility, sexual malaise, discomfort, and the demineralization of bones. The Worl..
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Fertility Awareness: The Birth Control of Choice - True Choice Women's Clinic
Want to solve the mystery of fertility misconception? Forty percent of women across all age groups expressed concerns about their ability to conceive. Yet one-third of women were unaware of adverse implications of sexually transmitted infections, obesity, or irregular menses for procreative succes..
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Retrain Your Brain - Students know how to avoid pregnancy, but do they know their body? - True Choice Women's Clinic
Through the presence of online search engines and social media, there has never been more information about cycle tracking available to young men and women, yet more confusion about hormones, ovulation cycles and overall health. A recent survey revealed that only 27.5 percent of Ivy League students..
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Love Your Body: Go Green! - True Choice Women's Clinic
If your chicken doesn’t have antibiotics and hormones, why should your body? Why would we suppress ovulation with a contraceptive pill or shot and quiet symptoms that disrupt a woman’s cycle when we can offer a natural, holistic approach to address the root issues of a woman’s reproductive health? ..
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It’s Okay To Have “ish”! - The natural way to know what is wrong and fix it! - True Choice Women's Clinic
Fertility education provides a natural form of birth control that uses the design and knowledge of your body to know where you are in your cycle to not only avoid or achieve pregnancy, but also have a means to fix what is imbalanced. If you are having difficulty in your cycle, you are not [&h..
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What is the Abortion Pill? - True Choice Women's Clinic
THE ABORTION PILL The medical abortion pill is typically administered to women who are 10 weeks along or less. The pill is a two step process involving two different types of drugs: Mifepristone and Misoprostol. Together, the two drugs force the body to abort the fetus. The whole process could take ..
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Does the Paragard IUD Cause Copper Toxicity? - True Choice Women's Clinic
What You Need to Know What is the Paragard IUD? As more women become more aware of the side effects of hormonal birth control, the Paragard IUD has become a more attractive option claiming to be the only hormone-free IUD on the market. How Does the Paragard IUD work? The Paragard IUD is a T-shaped ..
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Is Plan B an Abortion Pill? - True Choice Women's Clinic
Oh no….you had unprotected sex last night and need the morning after pill asap. You start your search on google only to find yourself overwhelmed with questions: What is Plan B? How does it work? Is it an abortion pill? Unfortunately, many women don’t understand the difference between Plan B and the..
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The Untold Truth About Birth Control - True Choice Women's Clinic
Many women who have painful, heavy or irregular periods are instructed by the doctor to go on birth control to regulate their menstrual cycles. Many women are under the impression that birth control will solve all of their period problems but this is not the truth. The Untold Truth Unfortunately, wo..
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Caring for the Abortion Pill Patient - True Choice Women's Clinic
Abortion Pill Statistics Chemical abortion accounted for 43% of all abortions in the United States in 2014. By 2030 chemical abortion is on trend to exceed surgical abortions in America. Sadly, with the onset of COVID-19 this benchmark could be passed well before 2030. Since its approval, the aborti..
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Let's Talk About the O-Pill - True Choice Women's Clinic
The health effects of the O-Pill are extensive, and it is vital to understand these before considering the contraceptive.
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