The Facts of Life Line

(212) 965-7015

Call Planned Parenthood of New York City's Facts of Life Line at (212) 965-7015 for information in English and Spanish on sexuality, relationships, sexually transmitted infections, alcohol and drugs, nutrition and much more. Hablamos Español. 

For all other information and appointments at our health centers in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, call (212) 965-7000.

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General Information: Planned Parenthood of New York City

100  Clinic Locations
101  Clinical Services Offered
102  Clinic Fees
103  Services for Teens
104  Contraception
105  How to Get a Pregnancy Test
106  Abortion Services
107  How to Get an HIV/AIDS Test
108  Education and Training
109  Public Affairs
110  Volunteering at Planned Parenthood
111  First Visit to Planned Parenthood
113  Health Insurance and Medicaid

Sexuality

115  Sexuality Education and Family Values
116  Responsible Sexuality Education
117  How to Talk With Your Child About Sexuality
118  Abstinence
119  Boys Ask: "What is Normal?"
120  Girls Ask: "What is Normal?"
121  Sexual Orientation
122  Teenage Sexual Concerns
123  Ten Wrong Reasons to Have Sex
124  Masturbation
125  Saying "NO" to Sex
126  Common Sexual Problems/Concerns
127  Sexual Feelings

Family Planning/Birth Control

104  Contraception
130  Birth Control - How Well Does It Really Work?
131  Birth Control - Which Method Is Best for Me?
132  Myths About Birth Control
133  Is There a Safe Time of the Month?
134  Birth Control Information for Men
135  Condoms and Safer Sex
136  Female Condom
137  Foam, Suppositories, Film, Creams and Jellies
138  Condoms, Contraceptive Foam, Suppositories
139  Fertility Awareness/Natural Family Planning
140  Depo Provera®
141  Norplant®
142  The Cervical Cap
143  The Diaphragm
144  The IUD
145  Health Risks with the IUD
146  The Pill
147  How to Take Your Birth Control Pills
148  Problems with the Pill
149  Emergency Contraception
151  Female Sterilization
152  Vasectomy
153  Starting a Family: Things to Consider

Reproductive Health Care

160  Bacterial Vaginosis
161  Bladder Infections in Women
162  Breast Cancer
163  Breast Cancer Risk
164  Breast Self-Examination
165  DES Information for Men
166  DES Information for Women
167  Douching: Is it Really Necessary?
168  Endometriosis
169  Fibroid Tumors
170  Menstruation
171  Menstruation: Information for Adult Women
172  Menopause
173  Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
174  Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
175  PMS: Dietary Management of PMS
176  Testicular Cancer and Self-exam
177  The Gynecological (GYN) Exam
178  What Is a Pap Smear?
179  What Is an Abnormal Pap Smear?
180  What Is a Colposcopy?
181  What's Normal? Answers for Men
182  What's Normal? Answers for Women
183  Vaginal Discharge and Infection

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

190  What Is an STI?
191  STIs: How to Protect Yourself
192  The "Other" STIs
193  STI Information for Men
194  STIs and Alcohol
195  Chlamydia
196  Genital Warts
197  Gonorrhea
198  Syphilis
199  Trichomoniasis
200  Hepatitis B
201  Herpes
202  Pubic Lice (Crabs)

Pregnancy Options

105  How to Get a Pregnancy Test
205  Genetic Counseling
206  Infertility
207  Drinking While Pregnant
208  Pregnancy: Drugs and Your Baby
209  Pregnancy Danger Signs
210  Pregnancy and Your Options
211  Pregnancy Information for Men
212  Changes During Pregnancy
213  Symptoms of Pregnancy
214  Teenage Pregnancy
106  Abortion Services
112  Choosing Anesthesia
150  Medication Abortion Using Mifepristone (formerly known as RU-486 or "the early option abortion pill")
154  Medication Abortion Using Methotrexate and Misoprostol
215  First Trimester Abortion
216  Abortion: Men and Abortion
217  Adoption
218  Prenatal Care
219  Good Nutrition and Pregnancy
220  Teenage Pregnancy and Nutrition
221  Feeding Your Baby

HIV/AIDS

107  How To Get An HIV/AIDS Test
225  What Is AIDS
226  AIDS and Sexuality
227  HIV/AIDS: Answers for Teens
228  Am I at Risk for AIDS?
229  How Don't You Get the AIDS Virus?
230  What are the Symptoms of AIDS?
231  Living with HIV Infection
232  HIV and Pregnancy
233  HIV Positive: Choosing a Doctor
234  HIV: Talking with Your Teen
235  Alcohol, Drugs and HIV
236  Choosing an HIV/AIDS Test

Rape/Sexual Abuse/Harassment

240  Rape: What Is it?
241  Rape: The Survivor
242  Acquaintance and Date Rape
244  Incest Information for Teens/Young Adults
245  Men Who Batter Their Partners
246  Women Who are Battered
247  Sexual Harassment: What Is it?