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What Is an Ultrasound?
An ultrasound is a device used for imaging and giving medical professionals visuals of different body tissues; it has been around for over 60 years and is a gold standard for imaging during pregnancy. Ultrasound imaging is considered a safe and effective method for...
How Do Pregnancy Tests Work?
Pregnancy tests are sensitive to a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin or hCG. This hormone is produced rapidly at the beginning of pregnancy and may be found in blood and urine. When enough of this hormone has built up, a pregnancy test will indicate a...
Top 5 Pregnancy Symptoms
Missed period Frequent Urination Fatigue Nausea or food aversions Breast/nipple sensitivity What Should I Expect? Pregnancy symptoms can sometimes mimic symptoms of other conditions. For this reason, it’s important to see a trusted provider or pregnancy center to...
What Is the Difference Between a Blood and Urine Pregnancy Test?
What Exactly is a Pregnancy Test? A pregnancy test looks for a hormone that becomes activated when conception takes place. This hormone is called human chorionic gonadotropin or hCG. When taking any pregnancy test, hCG is either detected or not detected. When the...
When Should I Take a Pregnancy Test?
If you’re currently experiencing common symptoms of early pregnancy, it’s a good idea to start thinking about taking a pregnancy test. However, as tempting as it may be to take it right away, you may want to wait a few days to get the most accurate results. How Do...
3 Things to Know if You’re Considering Mail-Order Abortion
Medication abortions (also known as the abortion pill) account for about half of the abortions performed in the US, and a large reason is due to the convenience and privacy this option gives. Now that the FDA has approved for the abortion pill to be prescribed without...
What makes a safe person? 5 questions to ask about your relationship
My husband is unlike any of my past relationship partners, which is a good thing. If you look at my dating record, it is filled with questionable and downright dangerous choices in men. You’d think I was looking for trouble. And if I’m honest, I was. I thought...
What’s the Difference Between the Abortion Pill and Plan B?
Whether you’re feeling anxious about a slipped condom or overwhelmed by a positive home pregnancy test, you may be considering taking Plan B or the abortion pill. It's important to understand that Plan B and the abortion pill are different drugs. Plan B is emergency...
What is Abortion Recovery?
You took a home pregnancy test. As you saw the two lines indicating a positive test result, you may have been filled with an incredible mix of emotions. Maybe even the ones which made you fearful and wanting to find a way out, a quick fix. This wasn’t in the plan. Out...
What is the Abortion Pill?
Almost half of the pregnancies in the US are unplanned, so if you find yourself dealing with an unexpected pregnancy, you are definitely not alone in your situation. Perhaps you are a student living at home, or you’re not sure how your partner will respond to the...