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You can get the abortion pill from a doctor, nurse, health clinic, or Planned Parenthood health center. You may be able to get the abortion pill for free or low cost. For more accurate abortion options, please enter your age and the first day of your last …

What is the birth control implant? The birth control implant (AKA Nexplanon) is a tiny, thin rod about the size of a matchstick. The implant releases hormones into your body that prevent you from getting pregnant. A nurse or doctor inserts the implant into your arm and that’s it — you’re ...

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What’s the menstrual cycle? Your menstrual cycle helps your body prepare for pregnancy every month. It also makes you have a period if you’re not pregnant. Your menstrual cycle and period are controlled by hormones like estrogen and progesterone.Here’s how it all goes down:

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If you’re pregnant and seeking an abortion, your nearest Planned Parenthood health center or another trusted reproductive health care provider can determine how far along into pregnancy you are and help you understand your options. Finding and taking abortion pills to end a pregnancy without the help of a doctor or nurse is called “self-managed abortion”.

Tubal ligation (also called female sterilization or “getting your tubes tied”) is a safe surgical procedure that permanently prevents pregnancy. Tubal ligation is more than 99% effective at preventing pregnancy. There are a few types of tubal ligation procedures.

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