Are you wondering if you might be pregnant? It’s important to know and understand the signs of pregnancy so you can receive proper prenatal care. If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy, it is important to begin the decision making process early – there’s a lot of information to understand, so the earlier you can…
Toward the end of last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its official recommendation that intrauterine devices (IUDs) should be used as the first line of contraceptive to prevent unplanned pregnancies. An IUD is a long-lasting birth control method that the AAP recommended as the best for teens because of its “efficacy, safety…
If you’ve ever visited a Planned Parenthood website, or talked with a pro-choice proponent, you may have read or heard that pro-life pregnancy help clinics aren’t actually clinics at all. Many abortion supporters mistakenly tell women that the only place they should go when faced with an unplanned pregnancy is a place like Planned Parenthood,…
The Florida Department of Health-Polk recently released their statistics on sexually transmitted diseases for 2015 in Polk County. Each day, 11 people in Polk County are diagnosed with an STD/STI. Half of those are teens and young adults ages 15 to 24. A total of 4,059 STD cases were reported in Polk County in 2015.…
At Options for Women Pregnancy Clinic, we offer free ultrasounds for all of our patients who have a positive pregnancy test and meet our medical criteria. But what is an ultrasound, and why is it needed? An ultrasound uses sound waves to show a picture (sonogram) of your baby while it is still in your…
At Options for Women, we serve women who are contemplating abortion, as well as women who have previously had an abortion. As a medical clinic, we know that there are very real side effects women face after an abortion. Long after the physical effects fade away, many women are left with emotional scars that they…
When you first realize you may be pregnant, there are probably a lot of emotions you are feeling. And one thing that can add to your frustration and confusion is trying to determine exactly how far along you are in pregnancy. Pregnancy dating can be confusing, but there are a few reasons why having an…