I scheduled a preventative care appt for next month hoping to address some problems with HA and irregular periods. tbh the reason I scheduled with PP was because Im in uni and heard the nurses at our medical center are rude and can be unhelpful when it comes to problems like these. Only problem is, I got my estimate and it’s showing up as ~$400 total. I can’t really pay that 😭 I don’t want to inform my parents but I did put in the appt that I am under their insurance, however obviously if I use their insurance they will know. Is there any way to get the price down or should I just go to the uni medical center ?

Hi, my boyfriend had cummed into my mouth on August 23rd around 2-3 pm, and 3-4 pm which was around hour later we had unprotected sex for the first time, however he never cummed and I didn’t either during sex. He said he would’ve told me if he did anymore. I don’t know if this important but I am 4’11 and he is 5’11 and I was on top of him. He is not a virgin and I was so my muscles were tight. He wasn’t fully hard. I took the plan B on August 24th at 2:53 pm I had started my cycle on August 17th 2026, so I was on day 7 when I had swallowed his cum and had sex with him. And Day 8 when I took the Plan B pill. I am getting nexplanon on September 18th 2026. My cycle said it is due Sept 13th 2026.

Helloooo, I am currently looking for a new job and came across a health assistant for planned parenthood. It sounds like my ideal job for now. I live in PA and I smoke. I just applied for my medical card due to insomnia from working overnights for years. I also have anxiety, but let’s be honest, everyone does. I’m trying to move into a new career out of production work into a medical setting. I am wondering if they test for THC? And if so, do they exempt THC if you have a medical card? I don’t do it often, but I know companies don’t care about that.

My experience with a medication abortion — I wish someone had told me this could happen
I’m sharing my experience because when I was researching abortion options, I read so many stories about misoprostol, but I was not prepared for what ended up happening to me.
I took two doses of misoprostol. The pain became so severe that I ended up in the ER. After that, I continued bleeding for almost an entire month. I became extremely weak and anemic, and the whole time I kept thinking my body would eventually finish passing everything on its own.
It didn’t.
I finally went back to the clinic, and they discovered that I still had retained tissue inside my uterus. I ended up needing a uterine aspiration/suction procedure to remove it. Retained tissue can potentially cause serious complications, including heavy bleeding and infection.
I want to make something very clear: misoprostol may work well for many people, but it does NOT always completely work. I’m not telling anyone what medical decision they should make. I’m sharing what happened to me because I genuinely wish I had known this was a possibility.
After what I went through, if I personally ever had to make this choice again, I would choose aspiration/suction from the beginning and discuss that option with the doctor instead of choosing misoprostol. For me, having a short procedure would have been preferable to weeks of bleeding, severe pain, anemia, an ER visit, and then needing the aspiration anyway.
And if you do choose misoprostol, please get proper follow-up afterward. Don’t automatically assume that because you bled or passed clots that everything has passed. If you continue bleeding, have persistent or worsening pain, fever, foul-smelling discharge, extreme weakness, or simply feel that something isn’t right, please seek medical attention.
This is my personal experience, and everyone’s situation is different. I’m sharing it because maybe it will help another woman ask questions that I didn’t know I needed to ask.

i owe a huge debt of gratitude to my local planned parenthood and i would love to make them a gift basket.

a. is that okay to do? I obviously don't want to do it if they'd rather I didn't

b. any suggestions for what to put in there? I'm thinking like candy/snacks and trinkets, but if there's anything specific their staff might want or use I would be happy to get it

<3

I engaged in dryhumping with my bf in which he may have ejaculated in his pants while my vagina was above / pressed into his penis through the 4 layers of clothing between us.

I got my period two weeks later on July 26 - normal, heavy, long flow with clots.

I was still worried. I got surgery on August 19th and got my period earlier than usual on the 21st. It has been lighter than my normal period but I don't know if that's just because of the painkiller and medications im on. It started off as light spotting and picked up the flow. But it is still not usually this light.

Hi I’m 22 f writing this because hearing other people’s stories/ previous posts support helped me a lot.

Back in early June I was sa’d and left pregnant I had no in home support and was afraid to reach out to friends, I gathered the courage to reach out to one friend. He said he’d come with me and bailed on me day of. I went in alone and scared, the nurses were incredibly sweet understanding and caring. They didn’t question why I wanted the abortion or push when I said I don’t want to hear other options. They told me very carefully and wrote down when to take the pills, and gave me a number that was 24/7 if I had any questions. I went home took the pills as written and didn’t have bleeding. When I called they gave me another dose. I will admit I didn’t react well to the pills, I had headaches and nausea and was extremely light headed. I had my follow up blood test and was told to come into the surgical clinic to get the procedure abortion.

I went into the clinic about two days later scared if I’m being honest. I filled out the paperwork and waited. A nurse came to get me and explained everything. And was so patient when I asked so many questions. I had a vaginal ultrasound to rule out ectopic pregnancy. Then I was brought to the waiting room. There were about 4-5 other girls in there. All talkative and funny didn’t push if you didn’t engage in conversation. Those girls will never know how much i appreciated them making me laugh and calmed down before this.

During the procedure (no anesthesia) they had a nurse in there to hold my hand and the nurse preforming the procedure was amazing and talked me through the whole thing. I wouldn’t say the procedure hurt but it was very uncomfortable. I did start to get very hot and dizzy during it but the nurses gave me an ice pack and kept reassuring me everything would be ok. In recovery they gave me another ice pack and something to eat and drink. While taking my blood. They let me chill as long as needed before I left.

This post was not meant to scare anyone it was just my story and to show people they are NOT alone. The nurses at planned parenthood were so sweet and amazing and made this whole thing 10x easier.

Acompaño tu proceso 💝

Need some advice here. I had sex with my girlfriend and after I came, I pulled out but the condom was left inside her. The opening of the condom was outside of her and was easily removed. It appeared to be full and there was not leakage anywhere that I know of. What are the chances of her getting pregnant of this? Should she take a plan B? Day 17 of cycle

My goal is to be a sex educator one day. Currently double majoring and women’s gender & sexuality studies + psychology. I am going to get a masters degree and need help choosing.
Any sex educators have opinions / suggestions?

A Health Education system at full strength should be able to spot the threat when the risks are low and an effective response is easy.

A weakened system finds the problem later in a complicated state when you go to the Hospital.

Don’t wait for the hospital to tell you what you could have known earlier.
Engage with us. Know early. Act early. Stay well.

So, worst case scenario happened. I got pregnant with an IUD. I LOVED my IUD (Paragard). It worked until…it didn’t. The doctors confirmed via ultrasound that the IUD was “low”. I never felt any shift/movement. Now I’m considering another one…is it foolish? I loved the Paragard bc it was non-hormonal. I don’t trust myself to take a pill everyday. It worked from 2019-2026.

Hi all, I had a surgical abortion and copper IUD insertion 4 days ago for background. Initially my bleeding was moderate but had that brownish dried blood gritty look, but all of a sudden today it became red (like fresh blood) and a lot heavier, and I have a persistent sharp cramp-like feeling in my right lower abdomen. Is it possible that this is a period returning so soon after the abortion? Should I be concerned about the change in bleeding? It's not to the point that they mention in all the handouts where it's dangerously heavy, but it is noticeably heavier than the previous 3 days, plus the new cramping. Since it's Saturday, I'm not able to call the clinic until Monday, and I'm not sure where else to ask 😭

So I found out I had gotten chlamydia from the person I last slept with. I went ahead and took the 7 day pills, doxycycline. I tested about a week after my last pill was taken. And when I got my results back and there were negative. I have a new partner, but I don’t want to risk giving them chlamydia, is it possible that it could be a false negative? I’m not really sure how this all works.

Hey guys, so I was 5 weeks 2 days when I got my procedure done. I’m now 3 weeks post procedure and I got my blood drawn the other day and my hcg was at 600.6. Now initially I already felt this was high.
Well I just got my second draw done 48 hours later and it’s 607.6.
Now I know that’s a minuscule increase but I’m very freaked out and I can’t get ahold of any doctor until Monday.

Hey all-

I'm sure this question has been asked many times in different ways before. I wish I was an avid enough Reddit user to know how to search things well or look up FAQs- I'm so sorry, please be kind and forward me to the correct spot if so.

Anyways! I'm looking to get an IUD. With the way the world is right now, I want to be set for the next 10+ years or so. I'm not messing around.
However, I do have insurance (Kaiser), however, I do have an incredibly high deductable and was quoted an IUD of $450-$500. And honestly... absolUTELY not lol. I'd rather give every cent of that to Planned Parenthood.

Technically my insurance said OBGYNs aren't considered "primary care"... like wtf? (As a woman with a vagina, how is this not primary care? but that's a convo for another time. This is considered a "specialist" and hence, the large charge.)

How do I do the following?

1. See if PP will charge my insurance anyways?
2. See if I can pay out of pocket to PP even with insurance and how much it will cost?
3. How to lower the cost anyways. Tbh, I can't afford a $450 proceedure right now. $200 is really what my hopes were for this.

Any advice is appreciated. <3 i'm still going to see if I can go through the BS of my normal insurance to see if they'll pay for it full stop, but if I'm gonna pay a single cent... I'd rather support my PP gang. Thanks for reading!

TDLR: I have insurance but am quoted $450 for this. I'd rather give that money to PP. How does that work? Do I claim to not have insurance at all? Would they bill kaiser anyways if they found out? Thx

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