Planned Parenthood saved my life!

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In March 2002, I went in for surgery and had a part of my cervix removed. Every three months for two years after my surgery, I had to have a women’s health exam, AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD, to follow-up and make sure everything was ok and looked healthy. The University of Washington covered all of the costs pertaining to my diagnosis (as long as it was through Planned Parenthood) because I was part of the study.

If it was not for Planned Parenthood, I would probably be dead from cervical cancer. I give credit to Planned Parenthood because it was Planned Parenthood where I originally gave my specimen, and it was Planned Parenthood that The University of Washington chose to work with, which says a lot.

The result of the research that The University of Washington did proved that HPV can cause cancer, which led to the vaccine they developed. The HPV vaccines are now administered routinely to 11-12 year-old girls and are available for those who have not received the vaccine yet and are HPV negative.

Now, to answer the question, why did I originally start going to Planned Parenthood? It was NOT to get an abortion!!! I was sexually active, and had no job. Planned Parenthood has a sliding fee scale and an array of different government funded programs for low-income people. I was able to receive birth control, at no charge, from Planned Parenthood. In the last ten years, I have mostly worked part-time and my annual income averages from $9000.00 to $14000.00. I have relied strongly on Planned Parenthood for all of my women’s medical needs because I cannot afford to go anywhere else. As it is, I have hundreds of dollars of medical bills in collections already.

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