Expect a minimum of 48 hours before a response will be posted. If you need info by a certain amount of time (i.e. tomorrow), then you should use another resource to get that information. Due to the volume received, some questions, especially ones that have already been asked, may not get posted at all. Please read through previous posts, to see if your topic was covered. We also cannot diagnose over the Internet, no matter how many details you provide- you need to bring those specific health issues to your health care provider who knows you and your medical history.

THIS IS NOT WHERE YOU SHOULD ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT SYMPTOMS RELATED TO A RECENT ABORTION, OR INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR CARE AFTER AN ABORTION. YOU NEED TO BRING THOSE QUESTIONS TO THE CLINIC THAT PERFORMED YOUR ABORTION.

IF YOU JUST SUBMITTED A QUESTION ASKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SYMPTOMS YOU ARE EXPERIENCING, DO NOT WAIT FOR OUR ANSWER. CALL YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR THE CLINIC WHERE YOU WERE SEEN IMMEDIATELY.

In the meantime, here's some responses to our most frequently asked questions:

• If you at all suspect that you are pregnant, or are experiencing pregnancy symptoms (missed/funny/late period, nausea, breast swelling/tenderness...) you need to take a pregnancy test. Use urine from the first time you pee in the morning so that you get the most accurate possible test. A home pregnancy test is usually accurate 10 days after unprotected sex.
   
• Here at the Emma Goldman Clinic we have a sliding fee scale for all of our services (gynecology as well as abortion) that depends on your household income, access to insurance and Title XIX/Medicaid. You need to call the clinic and speak with a staff member to find out how much anything would cost. We do not discuss individual prices via email/internet.
   
• If you have sores/bumps/lumps in your genital area, you need to take those to a physician. They can be many different things, and they cannot be diagnosed via email/internet. Make sure to see your physician before it heals over or goes away, or they will not be able to diagnose you.
   
• If you are having breakthrough bleeding (bleeding while on hormonal birth control that comes when it's not supposed to) you need to use a condom for the entire time that you are bleeding and for a full week after you stop. Breakthrough bleeding is very common when you miss a pill, take it more than 6 hours late, or use your pills to skip your period.
   
• Birth control pills need to be taken at the same time every day. If you occasionally take one a little late (less than 6 hours late) that is ok, but you shouldn't do that very often. The hormones in birth control pills only stay in your body for the 24 hours after you take the pill. If you miss a pill, quit taking them, or don't take them properly, you can become pregnant immediately.

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