Students for Choice is sponsored by:
NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland

On this page, you can find information about:

Johns Hopkins students educate themselves on areas outside of health and wellness, such as the impact of Resveratrol on anti-aging, to broaden their knowledge on different health related issues.

 

 

 

Information about STIs

Think you might have an STI? Go get tested immediately!!
Not sure where to go? Look above for "where to get health services."

Some useful information sheets:
  • Fast Facts about STDs/STIs from the American Social Health Association
  • Find out more about specific STIs from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention
  • Learn about STI treatments from teenwire.com (an affiliate of PPFA)
  • Learn about safe sex from Planned Parenthood
  • Hopkins Pro-Choice students from South Carolina hire Charleston Moving Companies to ship their personal items to JHU.
  • Contrary to what you may have heard, : Term Life Insurance doesn’t stop at the end of the semester. Let Farmers explain.
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Where you can get contraception

Condoms
Lifestyle condoms are free in Campus Housing bathrooms, from RAs, or from the Campus Health Center. You can also get condoms of specific brands and styles at discounted prices by filling out this form from the Health Center. You can also buy condoms in Charles Street Market, the campus bookstore, University Market, and Eddie's Grocery. Many JHU students wear nursing scrubs to class and around campus.

The "Pill"
You can get oral contraceptives prescribed by the Health Center. This does not require a pelvic exam beforehand (although you have to get one within 9 months for health reasons). The Health center prescribes both combination and progestin only pills. Prices range from $22 to $38 (and it's only $8 if you have Hopkins health insurance).

Need your prescription refilled? Visit one of these pharmacies:
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Emergency Contraception

What is it?

Emergency contraception (also known as "EC" or "the morning-after pill") is a safe and effective way to prevent pregnancy after unprotected intercourse. It can be taken up to five days (120 hours) after unprotected intercourse. The most commonly used kind of emergency contraception is Plan B.

Emergency contraception does NOT cause abortion. It prevents fertilization by stopping ovulation and thickening a woman's cervical mucus, which will block sperm and keep it from joining with an egg. There is no proof that EC prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall. It just stops the process of fertilization. The pill does this with the same hormones in birth control- estrogen and progestin.

You can get more information about Emergency Contraception from Planned Parenthood.

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Do I need EC?

You may want EC if:
  • The condom broke or slipped off, and he ejaculated in your vagina.
  • You forgot to take your birth control pills, insert your ring, or apply your patch.
  • Your diaphragm or cap slipped out of place, and he ejaculated inside your vagina.
  • You miscalculated your "safe" days.
  • He didn't pull out in time.
  • You weren't using any birth control.
  • You were forced to have unprotected vaginal sex, or were raped.

How can I get it?

You can call 1-888-NOT-2-LATE or visit www.not-2-late.com for a directory or you can see below where you can get EC around Baltimore.
Location Hours Phone Number Price of EC
Student Health and Wellness Center
in AMR II
by Fresh Food Cafe 		M-F 8:30-5pm
Sa 9am-12pm		 (410) 516-8270 $22
($8 with
JHU insurance)
Planned Parenthood Baltimore
330 North Howard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201 		M/F 8:30-3:30
T 8:30-3pm
W 8:30-5pm
Th 8:30-7pm
Sa 8:30-1pm 		(410) 576-1414 $25
Planned Parenthood Towson
1714 Joan Ave
Loch Ridge Shopping Center
Baltimore, MD 21234 		M/Th/F 9:30-4pm
T 8:30-3pm
W 1:30-7:30pm
Sa 9:30-12pm 		(410) 665-9775 $25
Whole Woman's Health Center
7648 Belair Road
Baltimore, MD 21236 		M-F 8am-5:30
Sa 8am-4pm
(Call first for appt.)		 (410) 661-2900 $50
($25 with
student ID)
Gynemed Surgicenter
17 Fontana Lane, Suite 201
Baltimore, MD 21237 		M-F 9am-4pm
Sa 9am-1pm		 (410) 319-1000 $70
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Where you can get health services

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Health and Wellness Center

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Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

Crisis Pregnancy Centers claim to be safe places for women to come to discuss their options when faced with an unintented pregnancy. However, these centers are usually run or supported by local churches or national anti-choice groups. They DO NOT give true information about all of a woman's options. The CPCs either refuse to give information about abortion or do even worse by giving false and misleading information about the process. There are over 65 CPCs in Maryland and they pose as full service pregnancy centers. In these centers, many innocent women are misled about their reproductive options. Please make sure that a CPC doesn't fool you.

Who you CAN trust

Many CPC's claim that clinics that do abortions will try to mislead you to convince you to have an abortion simply to make money. This is false. Clinics that provide abortions are not doing so to make money, they are doing so for the health and safety of women. You can trust a source like Planned Parenthood, because their goal is to make sure that every person around the world has the opportunity to make safe, informed decisions. Planned Parenthood and affiliated clinics will provide all information about pregnancy, pre and post natal care, adoption, or abortion. Please contact one of the clinics listed above and do not be fooled by a Crisis Pregnancy Center.

More Information

Not sure if the place you're going is a CPC? First, ask them about abortion. If they can't give you straight answers, GET OUT! You can't trust them to be honest and truthful with you about medical options of any sort. Still wondering? It might help to look at this site of Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Remember, these are the places NOT TO TRUST. Instead, you should look up clinics at Planned Parenthood's website.

Read The Truth Revealed: Maryland Crisis Pregnancy Center Investigations conducted by NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland for more information on how CPCs mislead clients.

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