What Makes Options for Women Special?
What Makes Options for Women Special? Options for Women has been serving Polk County for over 45 years. We have helped thousands of women by providing accurate pregnancy information to…
How to Help a Friend Facing an Unplanned Pregnancy
Facing an unplanned pregnancy can be a scary and confusing time, and even more so if a woman feels like she doesn’t have any support while she’s facing important decisions. If you have someone in your life currently facing an unplanned pregnancy, these tips can help you provide support and love.
Planning Your Schedule Around Your Menstrual Cycle
Planning Your Schedule Around Your Menstrual Cycle Women often understand the struggle to balance their daily responsibilities when overwhelmed with emotions and the painful cramping from menstruation. But did you…
Can I Get Kicked Out Of School For Getting Pregnant?
Can I Get Kicked Out Of School For Getting Pregnant? There are many misconceptions that if students get pregnant during high school or college they may face limitations to their…
Options for Women’s History
Options for Women’s Story Preg-Aid (1978) Lakeland's first pregnancy help center was founded in 1978 by Pat Buckler as Preg-Aid. With $40 and the support of her church, Buckler pursued…
What to do when trying to conceive
What to do when trying to conceive According to the CDC, about 10 percent of women of childbearing age (6.1 million) struggle to get pregnant [6]. Chances are, you or…
What is Options for Women?
What is Options for Women? Options for Women's primary purpose is to erase the need for abortion by effectively serving pregnant women by transforming their fear into confidence. We do…
Post-Abortion Counseling
Post-Abortion Counseling at Options for Women About 1/3 of women in America have had an abortion. Many don't talk about it because they find it difficult to deal with the…
3 Reasons To Have An Ultrasound
3 Reasons To Have An Ultrasound If you’ve taken a home pregnancy test and have a positive result, chances are your mind is racing with decisions that need to be…
Telling Others About Your Pregnancy
Telling Others About Your Pregnancy Steps to Follow in Telling Others about your Pregnancy STEP 1: Prepare Yourself Think about what you want to say and how you want to…