Tag: healthcare
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Pregnancy Lies!
Things They Don’t Tell You Before Pregnancy You’re pregnant! Or maybe you’re considering it. Sometimes the positive test leads to excitement, but we can forget that for some people, that positive test can lead to feelings of guilt, anxiety, anger, or stress. Guess what? ALL of those feelings are completely normal and valid. We (at…
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Understanding Your Period & The Use of Birth Control: part two
When thinking of birth control, the first instinct is to think of birth control only being used to prevent pregnancy. But there is so much more that birth control can help you with. From acne, managing painful periods, to regulating bleeding, there are so many uses. I don’t know that I want to go into…
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Understanding Your Period & The Use of Birth Control: part one
I have this conversation with patients a few times a week, sometimes daily. When thinking about periods, there is always the question of what is normal and what might be abnormal? Similarly, birth control comes with its own set of concerns. I am frequently asked, “Do I need birth control?” or patients’ express “I’m not…
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The Black Birth Experience
Raising awareness and encouraging advocacy “Ugh that black patient won’t stop screaming. She’s so loud and dramatic!” After not seeing her son in the NICU for over 24 hours, she cried to herself in her room. Her nurse returned and said, “I guess crying got you your way, you can go see your baby now.”…
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