Valerie French, MD
Valerie French, MD, MAS, completed a fellowship in family planning before joining the Ob/Gyn faculty at the University of Kansas. She loves working at a teaching hospital and sharing her passion for family planning with learners. Dr. French is interested in improving access to reproductive health services in under-served areas, as she herself had difficulty obtaining birth control in college.
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Implant (Nexplanon)
5 myths about the implant, busted
It’s tiny, it’s super effective, and we promise it’s not a tracking device. Get to know the birth control implant, a.k.a. Nexplanon.
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Periods & vaginal health
A quick guide to skipping periods with birth control
If you use the pill or the ring, you don't need magic powers to control your menstrual cycle.
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Health care
That burning feeling when you pee: Urinary tract infections 101
UTIs can be related to sex and birth control, but no worries: you can stop them in their tracks.
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Birth control
How to: Birth control and the pharmacy
Your one-stop shop for the pill, the patch, the ring, barrier methods, and emergency contraception.
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Birth control pill
Will over-the-counter birth control pills ever happen?
There’s been lots of talk, but when will we actually be able to get birth control pills without a prescription?
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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STDs, STIs)
Can you get an STD from oral sex?
There's good news and bad news: You can’t get pregnant from oral sex, but you can get a sexually transmitted infection.
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