Planned Parenthood

I have private health insurance. I can go spread my legs for anyone that takes Blue Shield PPO. I still choose Planned Parenthood .
I’ve been a patient at PP for over 20 years and I’ve only dealt with one awful employee. A total c*nt NP that treated the speculum like an assault rifle. She’s long gone, but all the great gals are still there, as well a lots of lovely new faces.
The care has been consistently great over these past two decades. My vagina and I are treated with the upmost respect, and I am allowed to have feelings without getting the c*nt glare that I get at private gynecology offices.
Unfortunately they have also been consistent with the insane wait times, so I had to bump the rating down to Yay! I’m a fan. Fix those wait times and it will totes be Woohoo! As good as it gets!

This is going to be a mixed reviews based on my very short visit here and a friends on going visits that she has had here. Planned parenthood is a great place for teens and young adults to come and get information and prevention about pregnancy and STD. They also provide information on different birth controls and abortions. They do have doctors here and they will see you free of charge if you don’t have medical insurance. I came here to get birth control and ask about their morning after pill (which I heard was cheaper here) and they told me that I didn’t qualify for their services because I had two different types of insurances and that I would have to pay out of pocket for their services and for the medicine. My friend, who didn’t have medical insurance at the time, got free services here and got everything she needed. She felt very safe coming here and comfortable. She said the staff is great but the wait can be long and because this office is located in a medics building the parking situation can get kinda crazy.

My girlfriend went in for an appointment she had made, there was almost nobody in the waiting room when she was to be seen. The place was not even close to being busy and she was told that they did not have time to help her out and kept her waiting and waiting for no reason while they were supposed to get her a referral…
It seemed that she was the only white person there, and guess what, yeah I’m calling it out how it is… it looked a little racist to me… Not all white people are born with cash flowing out of our pockets, maybe you should treat people the way you want to be treated. If i could give it 0 stars I would… The whole place is ghetto as hell, If I owned the building I would kick them out, graffiti scratched into the elevators etc… Lame
I overheard a delivery driver on the way out saying «I hate coming here, this place is a madhouse»

For the most part this place is great. Easy to find and get to. The staff are usually very pleasant. They are very helpful. Kind of a one stop shop type of place. The staff are all very knowledgable and super sweet. They make me feel safe when I’m in for a visit. Though services are a bit slow sometimes (long waits), it still is a great facilities. Once I was asked for a donation by a staff member and that day I truthfully had no cash on me and I had told the nurse that, but it seemed like she didn’t believe me, because before I left she asked again saying «any donation you can contribute would be great» That was a bit awkward.

The staff at this clinic is very friendly and they provide you with everything you need. I love that it’s in the area. This is my new favorite clinic.

I love the staff at this planned parenthood at hilltop, Richmond. I first came to them when I found out I was pregnant and with no insurance. They were very helpful and I ended up getting MediCal. I loved loved loved Jessica who is so friendly and patient, warm and caring. She’s the clinician who would see me for my appointment visits. I’m glad they assign you to one person so that you can have a bond with them. I wish she could always be my regular doctor I could go to for anything. I was also seen by one other clinician who was also great, very warm and caring when Jessica was on vacation.
All the medical staff there were so friendly. No one was judgemental, they gave me all my options. The only thing was that I could say was that I had to transfer my care to the Richmond Health Clinic because they couldn’t see me after 34 weeks in my pregnancy. But they always followed up with me and I had my post-​par tum visit with them.
I just love the staff there, I never felt rushed and every time I had my appointment, I never had to wait long except for once when another patient before me was late and was taking too long (probably had too many questions, but again that’s a good thing because they don’t rush you).
I haven’t been there for any other services though.

This clinic is awful! Obviously I don’t want to get too personal but I went in to check something out and left with a we don’t «think» this is the problem but so and so «may be». The best part is this was NOT free, I had to pay for this «service». I was told that it would cost a certain amount so I gave the go ahead and thn came out and was given a HUGE bill. I tried to explain that I was given a different quote and finally another assistant said that I should be charged what I was quoted. I later got call with a message to call back which I did. I spent 30 minutes on hold because the person who answered the phone forgot I was on hold. I had to hang up and call back. I thn spent another 20 minutes on the phone waiting for them to locate my chart to thn be told that I owe them more money. Unbelievably horrible service and customer service which I had to pay a small fortune for. Not only did I waste my money but this appointment took about two hours, so it was a huge waste of time.

While growing up, my traditional asian parents failed to teach me where babies come from. For 12 years, i thought babies automatically formed in mommies’ tummies with an exchange of a kiss during the marriage ceremony. But thanks to Planned Parenthood, they clarified that up! (with well-​illustrated pictures ;).)
I have been going to Planned Parenthood for quite some time now. I don’t have insurance and they offer free services to low income families. I’ve gotten a variety of services done here and they have all been quick, efficient, and FREE.
Although the wait can be long and dreadful, I truly appreciate their efforts to see me free of charge. The doctors are knowledgeable and the nurses are thorough. I am grateful for such a wonderful establishment in my neighborhood.
Thanks Planned Parenthood for making the lesson of the Birds and the Bees entertaining! Now i gotta find a way to explain this to my 5 year old. She thinks babies come from Ariel with a wave of a magic wand. Sadly, I agreed.

Thank you Planned Parenthood for providing me free sexual health care! Seriously, where would I be with no health insurance and a need to get myself checked out?!
I had to give PP a 4 start instead of a 5 star because even though their staff is really nice and friendly, I felt that the nurse practitioners and doctors were always busy and therefore, a bit neglectful of their patients. We need more places where women AND men can have affordable access to health care.
So everything was great for me at PP except for one incident. It was my first time taking birth control pills and my NP knew of this, but on the same day and within 5 minutes after I asked about them, I was provided with a year supply of Orthro-​Cyclen Lo. I was given a sheet of instructions and a 5-​minute counseloring with a health adviser. Four days later, I started getting rashes all over my body and I called PP and all they could do was tell me to stop taking them. For the next couple of days, the rashes were more severe and I found out that I had hives. To make a long story short, I went to the emergency room and the doctors told me that it might be an allergic reaction to something in the pills.
Although PP is an invaluable resource, they are limited in their staff and time, but each patient and their individual needs should not be overlooked. If they had evaluated me a bit more or monitored me because it was my first time with birth control pills, I don’t think I would have gotten such a severe reaction to the pills and a horrible experience. I spent more money and time getting myself better with drugs and going to the emergency room than all my visits to PP.