I don't have cancer...yet. But I'm highly likely to develop it...I'm only 41 years old. I still have a 5-year-old daughter."

Not everybody has access. But I'm very fortunate to be one that does.

How many women have died too soon because our healthcare system isn't set up to serve them?

He told me to stop playing Dr. Google.

Everything changed because I finally had a medical professional that listened to me instead of dismissing my concerns as simply weight or anxiety. 

I underwent a myomectomy right before I got married and it was a blessing because I was able to have a baby safe and securely.

"I never told anyone about this nightmare until about 4 years ago. I'm now 84."

I was told that my symptoms were probably stress and in my head. I felt dismissed. For years after that, I avoided gynecological care.

A lot of times I am told I cannot be seen for months, and I don't have months to wait.

The last time I went to my PCP, I came in tears...I was like, "If something doesn't change, I'm gonna die."

I found myself pregnant with my abuser's baby and didn't know what to do.... Medicaid is one of the only reasons that my son and I are alive today. 

I begged doctors for 10+ years to let me have the surgery -- to do something to help me. I was always turned away. 

...I have other issues to deal with as far as children and jobs, and sometimes just getting there within the hours everybody is available is hard. 

We don't have the access here that we need to take care of all these specialized treatments for these babies.

I have to travel 2.5 hours away to receive the care... It limits my ability to have a normal life.