Holiday Information:
Alpha Center will be closed from November 26-December 1 for the Thanksgiving Holidays.
As the year comes to a close, we sincerely appreciate your consideration for an End-of-Year Gift to support our mission. Your generosity makes a direct and meaningful impact. If you wish to donate, you can securely give here.
For our patients: the generosity of our donors enables us to keep our core commitment: All patient services remain completely free of charge. Your care is not dependent on any donation, and we look forward to continuing to serve you.
When something feels off “down there,” it’s natural to wonder: Is it a yeast infection, bacterial vaginosis (BV), or a sexually transmitted infection (STI)? Both yeast infections and BV are forms of vaginitis, but their causes, symptoms, and treatments differ significantly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcx51-YwNt0 What is a Yeast Infection? A yeast infection (also called vaginal candidiasis or vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC)
When I was very newly pregnant with my second baby (but didn’t know it yet; she was a surprise!), my cycle was funky. I experienced a few days of light bleeding, enough that I thought it was my period slowly getting started, but it stopped fairly quickly. I didn’t think much of it until a
False Positives and False Negatives – How Do I Know That My Pregnancy Test Result is Accurate? When you’re wondering if you’re pregnant (whether it’s planned or not), the last thing you want is a inaccurate test result. This can lead to a lot of emotional upheaval, whether your pregnancy test displays a false positive
If you’re worried that you could be pregnant, when is it time to take a pregnancy test? Does it matter when you take it? Many assume that a pregnancy test doesn’t have to be timed to be correct, or that if they take many different kinds of tests they may get a different result. The
welcome back from spring break! Whether you went to the beach, the mountains, or stayed right here in Fort Collins, here’s hoping that the sunburns post spring break are minimal and that you were able to get some well-deserved rest! At Alpha Center, we know that it’s possible that you might have come back from
Q: Is the Abortion Pill the same thing as Plan B? A: The short answer is no, Plan B and Medication Abortions are not the same thing. what is Plan B? Plan B and RU-486 are made of different medications. Plan B is levonorgestrel 1.5 mg (a synthetic form of the pregnancy hormone progestin) and
