When you aren’t trying to get pregnant, it might not be the first thing to pop into your mind to explain the weird things happening to your body. You might be wondering, “why am I so tired lately”, or “where are these dizzy spells coming from?”. And then your period [...]
You may have known from the minute you saw a positive pregnancy test that to terminate pregnancy was your immediate, first choice and you googled “abortion clinics near me” - and you may even have made an appointment at the local abortion clinic. Whether you realize it or not, the [...]
It has been more than a month from your last period and your typical menstrual cycle symptoms have not shown up-- no signs of your period in sight. The first thing that comes to mind is- am I pregnant now? Next step is to rush to your local drugstore. Before [...]
Although you had unprotected sex, you were prepared and took the Plan B, the morning after pill, to ensure you wouldn’t be wondering later “can I be pregnant?”. You had hoped your emergency contraception would work but it hasn’t and now you are pregnant. We can help you through this. [...]
Discovering you’re pregnant as a teenager can be a scary time indeed. You’re horrified that this has happened to you. HOW AM I PREGNANT NOW? All of the unknowns come rushing at you causing pain and emotional turmoil. How do I tell my parents? What about school? Why am I [...]
Perhaps after the shock of finding out you’re pregnant, you make a quick decision that you needed to get an abortion. So you went to the local womens abortion clinic and began the series of pills for terminating early pregnancy. But after taking the first dose of the abortion pill [...]
Abortion isn’t always presented in a complete picture. It is framed like a quick decision that will solve the perceived problem of being pregnant and ultimately having a child, but many women who come to us tell us the trauma that followed their visit to the abortion clinic is far [...]
So maybe you’ve taken the test and received the unwanted news of those two pink lines or read the word “pregnant” as it appeared across the stick. Something you were not planning on and something you cannot handle at this point in life. Whether you’re in school or already have [...]
With the current concerns with COVID-19, you may feel certain that abortion is the best solution for you - right now. In the state of North Carolina there is no such thing as a “same day” abortion, where you can walk in and get an abortion on the spot. The [...]
The abortion pill is actually a series of pills that terminate pregnancy. The first pill, mifepristone, begins a process to block the effects of progesterone (which works to sustain the pregnancy) causing the death of the embryo/fetus over the next few days. On day 3, two pills are taken, one [...]
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