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What is the difference between Plan B and Plan C?
Many women wonder about the difference between Plan B and Plan C. The FDA classifies them separately. They are used at different times and are chemically different. Your reproductive choices can affect you greatly. CompassCare provides accurate information and free...

Stages of Fetal Development During Pregnancy
Both expecting mothers and their babies undergo changes during pregnancy. In order to ensure that expecting parents are aware of what is to come, it’s important to understand the stages of fetal development during pregnancy. If you'd like to learn more, you can always...

What financial resources for pregnant women are available in New York City?
If you’re pregnant and in need of financial support, there are resources for you. At CompassCare, we can provide information about family services to support you through this time. We consider it our obligation to help pregnant women understand that they have options...

Are there free abortions in New York?
Some women wonder if there are free abortions in New York. Although CompassCare does not provide abortions, we can provide free information about abortion and pregnancy support. We also provide free healthcare for women such as STI testing, treatment and ultrasound....

Why Getting an STI Test Before an Abortion Is Crucial
Before undergoing a serious medical procedure such as an abortion, it's critically important to protect your future reproductive health and determine if you have a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI). The process of abortion involves the opening of the cervix,...

Abortion Pill Reversal
Regret beginning a medicated abortion? There is hope for stopping the process with natural progesterone therapy, often called Abortion Pill Reversal (APR). Progesterone therapy must begin as soon as possible after taking the first pill (mifepristone), and within the...

About Mifepristone (RU-486) Risks
Approved for use in the US in September of 2000, mifepristone is a medication used in combination with misoprostol to facilitate 1st trimester abortion (medical abortion). While misoprostol causes the uterus to contract, mifepristone is responsible for blocking the...

Do Abortions Hurt?
Although the threshold for pain differs for each individual, the majority of women who have an abortion report pain associated with the experience, even with anesthetic.National Center for Biotechnology Information. Authors: G Smith, P Stubblefield,...

Can I Buy the Abortion Pill Online?
WARNING: Do not risk your life by taking an abortion pill purchased online. The idea of going to a clinic and waiting anxiously in an examination room for the pills you need to end your pregnancy seems less than ideal. If there was some way you could get started on...

The Suggested Advantage of IUDs: Have the Risks Changed or Just Our Perception?
In an attempt to "curb teen pregnancy," Golisano Children’s Hospital recently launched a campaign to promote...