Question: I am only 15 years old and I want to take the Abortion Pill , but I just don’t want my mother to find out.  What I am getting myself into ?  Breyona
 
Dear Breyona,
We see many patients who choose the Abortion Pill who do not want their mother or the people in the house [...]

Subject: Planned Parenthood in NYC
Date Asked: 2009-10-19 12:32:42
Date Answered: 2009-10-19 12:58:00 on allexperts.com
Question:
Dear Doctor Joan,
I need an abortion and my school nurse is saying the best place to go to is the Planned Parenthood.  I go to college in NYC.  I thought they had a great reputations, but one of my friends didn’t have a [...]

Questioner: Lisa
Subject: private abortion services
Date Asked: 2009-10-13 12:19:41
Date Answered: 2009-10-13 15:06:45 on allexperts.com
Question:
Dear Doctor Joan,
Where do I find a private doctor that offers confidential abortion services?  I do not want to go to an abortion clinic.  I don’t want to be in a crowded waiting room with other women who are getting abortions.  Are all [...]

Questioner: Erica
Subject: Abortion Pill, Aspiration Procedure, Early Abortion Methods, surgical abortion
Date Asked: 2009-10-12 17:55:44
Date Answered: 2009-10-12 18:10:52 on allexperts.com
Question:
Dear Doctor Joan,
I am pregnant and need to get an abortion.  I am early in my pregnancy.  I missed my period 2 weeks ago, and I’m pretty sure of the date I got pregnant – about 6 [...]

Questioner: Kelly
Subject: Abortion in New York City, Early Abortion Options, Best Abortion Clinic New York City
Date Asked: 2009-10-12
Date Answered: 2009-10-12 on allexperts.com
Question:
Dear Doctor Joan,
I live in New York City.  I missed my period one week ago, and my pregnancy test is positive.  I need to have an abortion, and want to know the best abortion [...]

Subject: Early abortions, New York City, New Jersey, Aspiration Procedure, early abortion, abortion pill
Date Asked: 2009-10-15
Date Answered: 2009-10-19 on allexperts.com
Question:
I see you are a specalist in early abortions in New York City.  I
missed my period about 3 weeks ago, so am I too early?  What methods work best
for early abortions?  Do you know an early [...]

Even though abortion is legal and is one of the most common medical procedures, women rarely talk about their experience.  This “hush hush” attitude of abortion adds to its stigma, and makes women feel like they need to hide and feel ashamed.  This makes it hard for women who need to get an abortion to talk to [...]

I am a family doctor by training.  The specialty of family practice emphasizes “patient centered care.”  Family doctors often have philosophical differences in how they approach medical care, compared to doctors from other Western medical specialties. 
Family doctors believe:

A patient must be an active participant in their medical care. 
The relationship between a doctor and their patient is a critical [...]

The Aspiration Procedure is the most safe, simple, and natural way to end early pregnancy. Unfortunately, most women have never heard of it. This gentle non surgical procedure is completed in less than 5 minutes in a private examination room. There is immediate recovery. Other names for the Aspiration Procedure are: Manual Vacuum Aspiration, “mini-vac,” [...]