MEDICATION ABORTION
Had medication abortion been available in 1994, she might still be alive. Today there are safe and effective medications to induce abortion.
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Caring for the Caregiver: An Ode to My Mom
We were called to her hospital bedside in April 2015. They didn’t think she’d make it through the night. She was a frail and fragile patient. Or so they thought.
The Trouble with Trichomonas
Trichomoniasis is the most common non-viral STI in the U.S. An estimated 4 to 8 million people already have it and over 1 million new infections are diagnosed every year. Eighty-five per cent of women found to have trichomoniasis report no symptoms. When I was in college, I had a boyfriend I’ll call Buzz. Fun […]
Women and Weed: Findings from Formerly Forbidden Research – Part 2. Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Insomnia
Pregnancy The use of cannabis is most frequent in women between the ages of 20 and 30. This corresponds to the peak childbearing years. Since the potency of cannabis has increased and, with legalization, so has consumption of cannabis, there is increased cause for concern about the safety of using marijuana during pregnancy. One of […]
Gagging on the Gagging of International Women’s Health Care
Three politically-driven policies have not only gagged women’s health care providers but have caused an increase in what they sought to prevent. The most recent, and most egregious, is Trump’s gag rule (I’m sure he thinks it is the biggest and the best). And all for naught. The Helms Amendment (1973) Passed in wake of […]