Could you be one of “Those People,” who get STDs?

Breanna sat on the end of the exam table waiting for her second ultrasound.  She was nervous and excited to see her baby on the screen. The nurse said, “I need to go over your STD results with you first before the ultrasound.” Breanna forgot she signed up for free STD testing last week at

What is True Care? What do We Do?

Pregnancy centers exist across the country, helping women with unplanned pregnancies. True Care Women’s Resource Center has been Casper’s place to go for women facing an unplanned pregnancy for 30 years. Perhaps you  have seen our building or driven past a True Care billboard and wondered what we actually do. Well here is the scoop

Should Hormonal Birth Control be Over-the-Counter?

According to Sciencedaily.com, a review of literature released in the March 14th Journal of Adolescent Health suggested that, “Oral contraceptives are popular, safe and effective methods of pregnancy prevention for women and teens. Our review emphasizes that any future over-the-counter pill has the potential to benefit teens, and there is no scientific rationale to restrict access based on age.” 

Celebrate National Nurses Week

This week is National Nurses Week, a time to celebrate those special health care workers who serve humankind with compassion, dedication, and professionalism. True Care Women’s Resource Center employs five women who are registered nurses, and two of these ladies have been part of the True Care team for nine or more years. Our nurse manager,

Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy

Pregnant women can experience violence from their partners; so can women who willingly decide to terminate their pregnancies. Known as Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), this issue is “significant yet preventable,” according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and “affects millions of women regardless of age, economic status, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or educational

Spring Allergies Affect Many, Including Pregnant Women

Spring is in full bloom in Casper, Wyoming! Recent snows and rains helped the grass grow and green, tulips, daffodils and various flowers to bloom, and apple, elm, and other trees to bud. With the onslaught of the season and its beauty also comes small, and large, irritants: like allergies. According to the Centers for Disease

Can the Abortion Pill be Reversed?

Imagine you find out you are pregnant and the timing is horrible. All your plans will be impacted by this pregnancy.  You wonder how you can take care of a baby, but you struggle with the thought of ending the life within you.  Then you decide to make an abortion appointment because you don’t know

What is a Functional Ovarian Cyst and Should I be Worried?

One of my jobs as a nurse and sonographer at True Care is to scan women who have a positive urine pregnancy test to look for what is called a viable pregnancy (baby with a heart beat in the uterus). As I scan my patients, I often come across a cyst on one of the woman’s

Heart Disease in Women

Heart Disease in Women Heart disease is the number 1 killer of American women.  Those affected are not just “old” ladies.  Many are young women in their 20’s, 30’s and 40’s.  This week (Feb 1-7) is Women’s Heart Week, and this Friday is “Wear Red Day” to bring about greater awareness regarding heart disease and to get

The Gift that keeps on Giving

The Gift that keeps on giving As the holidays draw near and we frantically look for that perfect gift for our loved ones, we probably want to find something they will love and use.  Maybe something funny that will make them laugh.  I’m guessing most of us don’t want to give something that would damage