Two non-agressive protesters on arrival. The escorts meet you at your car and are super nice and informative. Warm, professional indifference from the staff. Three hour process, lots of paperwork, minimally invasive labwork and exams. You can't have your phone and some of the girls can get chatty and emotional, but the clinic itself is clean and they have the process streamlined. They offer low-cost birth control in addition to your pain and nausea prescriptions, so there will be no repeat business.
When I got the terrible news I was pregnant again, as I use an IUD and truly thought pregnancy would now be impossible, I knew I would opt for the surgical abortion this time. I arrived at 7 am on a Saturday and was greeted by "protestorts," don't worry--just a bunch of old people with pamflets. One of them told me Jesus would take care of my baby, and I asked him "where is Jesus to change the diaper then?" and the guy shut up. They don't really have a backbone.
However, I wish the nurses were trained on the sensitivity of these procedures, and that is not like getting a tooth pulled out--it takes a part of your soul. I wasn't made to feel warm, or welcome, which is honestly just what women need in a place like this. I wouldn't recommend this place, but if this is your only option, all we can do is be grateful.
I have unfortunately been here twice, and first had a medical abortion and then a surgical abortion after my IUD failed me again.
In response to some of the other reviews, I'd like to speak on the women's center's behalf, first off, this is not going to be a pleasant experience, nothing is going to change that, however the staff does try to make it as unpleasant as possible, if they seem withdrawn it's because they are trained not to get emotional with patients, for the sake of everyone involved, they are there to be professional and do thier job and keep you safe, that's it, not to makr.it a walk in the park for, you are there on your own terms and noone is forcing you, if you want a roses and lollipop experience, then don't have an abortion, point blank
I think they were very welcoming and eager to help. Sometimes it is a long wait because it is a walk in clinic. If you make an appointment ,, however,
Went with the surgical abortion. Everyone was really nice. You would think the surgical abortion would be the more difficult route but the pills actually cause the uterus to contract and gives you bad cramping at home. With the surgical method I was given really good pain medicine through iv and I don't even remember anything at all!!! I woke up feeling a little out of it but I was in NO PAIN with very little bleeding. Staff was really nice & the procedure was not as bad as you may think! You won't even know it's happening! Thank God it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Think twice before choosing the pills. They also cause more bleeding because the pregnancy is passed at home. It sounds easier but it's much more painful and you still technically leave pregnant. Hope this helps someone looking for answers! (:
You are required to arrive at 7am, and it involves a lot of waiting. During the "patient education" part of the service of my medical abortion, the aftermath of taking the pills was described to me, constantly, as a heavy period, but manageable. However, I was in excruciating pain that wasn't alleviated by the pain medicine prescribed, and the pain endured for hours on end. I bled significantly for another two weeks, and didn't regain a "normal feeling" until about 4 weeks passed. I remember thinking, if someone had told me this, I would have never gone through it.
And there's not any emergencies , you will be seen promptly. They have been very helpful with my daughter.
I give them five stars.
Anyway, I waited in the room until 10:45. That is a near 4 hour wait to be treated. The "patient education," once again, was very brief and I actually felt extremely unsettled by the seeming invasiveness of this procedure.. yet the nurse simply told me to initial certain statements that were so disturbing I won't bother describing them here. Then I was sent back to the waiting room, and called in an hour later. I was escorted into a room that seemed very run-down. The nurse instructed me to lie down with me legs in those leg holders, and that she'd "be right back." I had kept my emotions in check for the whole morning, however, staring up at that blank ceiling and the harsh lights, with my legs in the air without underwear, I felt so terribly exposed. It didn't help that the radio wouldn't stop playing sad songs, so I began to cry alone in this room. I was almost hyperventelating, but luckily the nurse came back. Well she didn't calm me down, she told me I had to "appear emotionally stable," or else the doctor wouldn't treat me. This honestly made me more distraught but I swallowed away my tears. The doctor was a creepy looking man who barely spoke a word and made me feel very anxious. THANK GOD I received IV sedation within the next few minutes and was on a cloud. The rest of this was fine and i am thankful that they perform this procedure.
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