Medical Services
Sex & Health
If you have symptoms of a sexually transmitted disease (STD), both you and your partner should be tested as soon as possible by a medical practitioner. Symptoms may include change in discharge, soreness, bumps, or blisters. Avoiding exposure is the best strategy for preventing sexually transmitted diseases. Proper use of condoms with each act of sexual intercourse may reduce but does not eliminate the risk of STDs.
Hope Clinic for Women offers testing for:- Gonorrhea*
- Chlamydia*
- HIV*
- Herpes
- Human Papilloma/Genital Warts
- Syphilis*
- Trichomoniasis
- Bacterial Vaginosis
- Pap Smears
*All positive laboratory findings for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia and HIV are reported to the Health Department, as required by state law.
**We do not provide breast exams.
***We do not provide or refer for abortions.
Click here for detailed information about specific STDs
Abstaining from sex until marriage is the only way proven 100% effective to avoid STDs. For help with assessing your risk for a STD or for more information on how you can avoid infection by a STD, please call for an appointment at 321-0005.
Information on Abortion Procedures
Dealing with an unplanned pregnancy is probably one of the hardest situations you will face. While your urge may be to find the fastest solution that will impact the least number of people, we encourage you, like we would anyone else dealing with ANY crisis: Stop. Gather information. Get your facts straight. Talk to someone. Think it through. Below is part of this information you need to gather. If you need to speak to someone about your situation, please contact us at 321-0005 in Nashville and 790-0014 in Spring Hill/Thompson Station/Franklin.
**We do not provide or refer for abortions. This information is provided for education purposes only.
Surgical Abortion Procedures
The three types of surgical abortions are:- Vacuum Aspiration (also suction curettage)
- performed early in pregnancy, up to 10 weeks after last period - Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
- performed 6 to 14 weeks after last period - Dilation and Evacuation (D&E)
- performed early in pregnancy, 12 to 14 weeks of pregnancy (second trimester)
