Concord Feminist Health Center - Women’s reproductive health clinic

What We Do:

Not-for-profit women’s health care provider specializing in well-woman gynecological care and abortion.

Business Products:

Contraceptive devices and medications (birth control).

Brands Offered:

In office for a fee:
Mirena IUD, ParaGard IUD, Prentif Cervical Cap, Implanon, Depo Provera (the shot), the Today Sponge.

Free samples:
Nuva Ring, Ortho Evra (the patch), oral contraceptives such as: Ortho Tricylen-Lo, Seasonique & Lybrel (continuous dosing pills),  Estrostep, Yaz, Yazmin, Mircette, FemCon Fe (chewable pill with iron), Plan B (the morning after pill), Valtrex for treatment of herpes.

Services:

Abortion Services:
Surgical abortion (vacuum aspiration) between 6 and 14.6 gestational weeks.  Medical abortion (abortion-by-pill with medications Mifeprex and misoprostol) 5-8 gestational weeks.

GYN Services:
Well-woman annual exams, pelvic exams, ultrasound for gestational dating, breast exams and instruction in self breast exam, referral for mammography, pap tests, free urine pregnancy tests, blood tests (cholesterol/lipid profile, hormone profile, anemia, glucose, etc.),  sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing (chlamydia, gonorrhea, HPV (human papilloma virus or warts), syphilis, herpes, vaccinations (Gardasil, Hepatitis B, flu, etc.)  HIV testing (for women and men), tests and treatment for bacterial vaginosis (BV), candida (yeast infection) trichinosis, school or employment physicals, tuberculin sensitivity testing (PPD or Mantoux test), support for peri-menopause and menopausal concerns, contraceptive counseling and methods (including IUD and Implanon insertions and removals and diaphragm and cervical cap fittings), endometrial biopsies.

Free Counseling Services:
Non-judgmental, non-biased and compassionate counseling services for:  pregnancy options, pre and post abortion, birth control and pre and post HIV testing.

Other Services:
Therapeutic massage for women; free outreach to community groups and schools speakers available to provide information and education on a variety of women’s health related topics and feminist issues;

Referral provided for counseling services, abnormal pap follow-up (colposcopy, cryosurgery, LEEP procedure), prenatal care, midwives, adoption services, naturopathic care, smoking cessation, eating disorders, GLTBQ support groups, domestic and sexual assault support, social services, etc.

We believe that every woman has the right to her dignity, her dreams, and her destiny. 

Our vision is of a world in which a woman’s dignity is respected, her dreams are hers to fulfill, and her destiny is in her own hands.

Our mission is to empower our clients and community through provision of reproductive health services, advocacy and educational outreach.

We accomplish this by:

• providing abortion and gynecological services with professionalism, compassion and respect for all women and their loved ones;
• sharing information about our bodies and our health in a safe and caring environment;
• striving to provide healthcare of the highest quality, at the most reasonable cost and continuing to be a critical safety net for low-income women in need of reduced and free abortion services;
• trusting that women are mentally, morally and spiritually capable of making good decisions for themselves and their families when faced with an unplanned pregnancy and 
• supporting our clients with kindness and unwaveringly respectful care.