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Lovering Health Center

The Lovering Health Center provides s*xual and reproductive health services to all people. We have a large, private parking lot directly behind our building.
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The Lovering Health Center is an independent reproductive and s*xual health center providing inclusive and compassionate care for over 40 years. The welcoming atmosphere and the professional staff will make you feel comfortable and cared for in a confidential and supportive medical setting. Our services include abortion care, birth control methods, gynecological services, emergency contraception, STD/HIV testing, PrEP, gender-affirming hormone therapy, and more. We are a LGBTQIA+ friendly and size-inclusive space that provides care to people of all genders. Our building is wheelchair accessible and we offer interpretation services for those who may need it.

02/20/2026

Celebrating Abortion Fact Friday with a meme dump~ 🤪📱🎉
It's 40 Days for Abortion Access -- will you donate $40 to Lovering before March 29th in opposition to anti-abortion demonstrations the next few weeks?! 💸
Here are some evidence-based facts about abortion that we think everyone should be familiar with:

💖Queer, transgender, and gender nonconforming people have abortions, and this is why it is so important to use gender inclusive language when discussing abortion (and all healthcare, really). All people who need abortions should be able to access this care safely and without barriers.

💖Some of you may not like this....... but abortion is absolutely birth control because it controls birth! 🤯Access to pregnancy prevention and access to abortion care go hand in hand, and both are crucial in maintaining folks' ability to decide if, when, and how they want to be pregnant.

💖Mifepristone and Misoprostol, the two medications used for medication abortions, are SUPER safe. A pregnant person is over FOURTEEN TIMES more likely to die from complications related to childbirth than from abortion in the United States.

💖Lovering works hard to offer safe, compassionate, and affirming abortion care. There is a wide spectrum of how someone might feel about their abortion experiences, and there's space for all of them. Whether you feel sadness or grief about your abortion, or if you're just happy not to be pregnant, that's super normal and okay. Even when reported alongside other emotions, the most commonly reported feeling after an abortion is relief. 💜

💖Only losers want to control other people's bodies and lives and anyone who tries belongs at Super We**ie Hut Junior's.

Head over to our stories with any abortion related questions! We'll be answering questions all afternoon until 4pm. Happy Abortion Fact Friday! 🥰

02/18/2026

40 DAYS FOR ABORTION ACCESS! 🎉
You may notice an increased presence of anti-abortion protesters outside Lovering and other abortion providers for the next 4-5 weeks. That's because of an annual national anti-abortion initiative that goes from Feb 18-Mar 29 called "40 days for life". 🤮👎🙄 Basically, it's where a bunch of losers stand outside the clinic with anti-abortion signs.
40 Days for Abortion Access aims to offset any community impact of anti-abortion efforts by asking at least 40 people to donate $40 to Lovering from now until this specific anti-abortion organizing has concluded on March 29th! 💸 You can donate here: https://joangloveringhealthcenter.org/donate/ !
You can also follow us on social media, tell your friends and fam about us, and/or become our patient! We'll be sharing some extra evidence-based and inclusive abortion care information the next few weeks as well, so keep an eye out! 👀
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02/14/2026

Who's your Valentine this year? 💌 We know who ours will be! 🍆😉
Whether you're celebrating Valentine's Day partnered, solo, or not at all, you deserve to feel good in your body! Not everyone likes a s*x toy or vi****or, but they can be great tools during solo or partnered s*x and there's nothing wrong with wanting or needing a little extra sensation. 💖
If you're sharing s*x toys with a partner(s), make sure to thoroughly wash in between, or better yet, put condoms over the toy and switch to a new clean condom between partners! 💦
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02/13/2026

📣 Lovering is looking for THREE specific volunteers! Could it be you?! 👀

🎉Do you love meeting and talking to new people of all backgrounds? Want to get out in the community and spread the word about Lovering and our services? Be our Outreach Volunteer!

🗓This role is seasonal (1-2x/wk for around 4h at a time from Apr-Oct) with additional opportunities throughout the year; may include weekends, evenings, or weekdays. Responsibilities include transporting Lovering materials to various events in the NH Seacoast area, tabling at events to provide info and resources about s*xual health and Lovering's services, and direct collaboration with Lovering team members!
🎉Do you prefer behind-the-scenes work and have interest or experience in data entry, development, and/or donor appreciation? Be our Development Volunteer!

🗓This role is year-round and flexible, usually 4-6h/wk (sometimes more during a fundraising campaign. This work can be completed remotely and on a schedule convenient to the volunteer! Responsibilities include accurately recording donations, maintaining donor records, and helping to ensure that donors feel appreciated for their contributions to the Lovering and our mission.
🎉Do you excel in organization and filing? Have basic understanding of technology including scanning documents? Be our Document Retention Volunteer!

🗓This role is year-round and fairly flexible with a minimum of 4h/month during weekday hours M-F (does not include weekend or evening hours). Responsibilities include scanning documents and filing them electronically using scanning, indexing, and quality-checking digital records.
For all of these volunteer roles, a minimum 12-month commitment is preferred! Apply via the volunteer inquiry form here: https://forms.gle/Msnta5EP7KngMy426
We're looking forward to hearing from you and welcoming you into our space. 💖
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02/12/2026

National Condom Month feat. Sunny the
Internal Condom! 💋
An internal condom is a soft, loose-fitting sheath with a
flexible ring at each end. The inner ring at the closed
end is used to insert the condom into the va**na or
a**s and helps to hold it in place. The outer ring of the
sheath on the open end stays outside the va**na or
a**s. The condom comes pre-lubricated with silicone
based lubricant. The condom is made of nitrile
(non-latex) so you can use both water and oil based
l**e with it! 💦
Internal condoms are about 95% effective at preventing
pregnancy with perfect use (meaning that the condom
stays in place correctly the entire time you're having
s*x and doesn't break) and ALSO protects against
STIs, just like external condoms! Make sure to use a
NEW condom every time you have s*x. 🍆
Some folks find that when used inside a va**na the
condom's outer ring provides additional cl****al
stimulation, which can feel great! It also gives folks
with vulvas a little more power and autonomy during
s*x and in choosing a pregnancy/STI prevention
method (though it's not super easy to hide since the
outer ring needs to stay outside the body). 👍
You can access internal condoms for FREE at
Lovering, or you can ask your healthcare provider for a
prescription; internal condoms are unfortunately not
typically available over the counter at your local
pharmacy and they may need to order some for you if
you have a prescription, but they are usually very
inexpensive! ✨
Find more info at the manufacturer's website (fc2us.com)! 🔗 Please note: these are sometimes
referred to as "female condoms", but we purposefully
refer to them as "internal condoms" to be gender
inclusive. Plenty of people who don't identify as
"female" can use them! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈😉
Thanks to the American Sexual Health Association for the inspo -- make
sure to visit their profile and enter their giveaway by
taking Condom Stan on an adventure! 🏆
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02/11/2026

Us when our patients ask questions and advocate for themselves at their appt: 😍
Receiving healthcare can feel intimidating or even scary. That's why Lovering works hard to be trauma-informed and patient-centered, meeting our patients where they're at no matter what that looks like. ❤
Whoever your provider is, and wherever you're receiving care, you ALWAYS have the right to decline any kind of care or exam based on your comfort and safety (this includes emotional safety)! We are here to make receiving s*xual healthcare easier, so if there's anything we can do (or NOT do) to help ensure you are as comfortable as possible, we encourage you to let us know at scheduling or before/at your appointment. It is our honor to care for you and to support your bodily autonomy. We're proud of you for asking for what you need! 🤗
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02/06/2026

It's time for a round of 60 second advocacy! 🎉
On Monday, Feb 9, sign in to OPPOSE:

HB 1702 -- would require blatantly INACCURATE misinformation about medication abortion in health centers and pharmacies with a number for an ANTI-ABORTION ORGANIZATION.

HB 1769 -- would enact a gag rule on abortion providers if they don't also refer to ANTI-ABORTION CENTERS.
On Wednesday, Feb 11, sign in to OPPOSE:

SB 1313 -- would repeal the buffer zone law that protects entrances to clinics, removing an important safety measure for clinic staff and patients
On Wednesday, Feb 11, sign in to SUPPORT:

SB 551 -- practive bill that would introduce a shield law to protect abortion providers in the state of NH
Instructions:

✨Go to https://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/remotetestimony/
✨Type in your name, town, and email address.
✨Select the date for the bill you're signing in for
✨Select the appropriate committee
✨Select the appropriate bill
✨Select “A Member of the Public” from the “I Am” dropdown.
✨Select “Myself” from the “Representing” dropdown.
✨Select either Support or Oppose

OPTIONAL: If you have written testimony, you may upload or type below in Step 4. If you do not have written testimony, skip this!
Review that all of the information is correct. Click submit.
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02/04/2026

Black Liberation and Reproductive Justice cannot be separated.
In 1951, a sample of cells were taken from the cervix of 30-year-old mother of 3 Henrietta Lacks, who was receiving treatment for cervical cancer. After finding that these cells had an abnormal ability to reproduce, Dr. George G*y used these cells to create what is now widely referred to as the "HeLa" cell line without Lacks's knowledge or consent. As was then the (unethical) practice, no consent was *legally* required to culture the cells obtained from Lacks's treatment.
Despite receiving treatment, Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer on October 1, 1951 when she was just 31 years old, leaving behind her partner and 3 children. The Lacks family was not made aware of the cell line originating from Henrietta Lacks until 1975, over 20 years after her death. She is still widely unknown, even though her cervical cells have been the foundation for scientific research for over 70 years.
Sexual healthcare institutions have a long history of severe mistreatment of Black women and people of other marginalized genders, and only when we acknowledge this can we make progress toward equitable care for all. Lovering will continue to work hard to ensure that we are a safe place for people of all backgrounds to receive care. Our practice and policies are rooted in consent as well as patient-centered and trauma-informed care and anti-racism. This is an ongoing commitment to staff education, reflection, and a passion for Reproductive Justice. Black history is important every day of the year, not just during Black History Month.
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02/02/2026

Nexplanon has been FDA approved for up to 5 years -- you can bet on it! 🎉
Nexplanon will help you to prevent any unplanned little Wildcats -- could it be what you've been looking for? 👀 It's SUPER effective at preventing pregnancy (over 99%)!
Nexplanon has been used for up to 5 years for some time now based on strong clinical evidence prior to this FDA approval. It's a small flexible plastic device about the size of a matchstick that is inserted under the skin of the upper arm by a healthcare provider using a local numbing agent and uses progestin (a hormone that your body also makes) to make the mucus in the cervix TOO THICK for s***m to pass through! 🤯 It may cause periods to change, which is super normal and not a health concern. 🩸
There's nothing more fabulous than effective and discreet pregnancy prevention! Looking to start a different birth control method that you don't have to think about every day? Ask your healthcare provider if Nexplanon could be right for you! 💪 Find more unbiased and evidence-based info about pregnancy prevention methods at bedsider.org, or give us a call! 📱
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01/30/2026

Friday Advocacy Update with our Executive Director, Sandi! ⚖️
These two bills, both being heard on Monday, Feb 2 seek to restrict what we can discuss, what we can teach, and how inclusive ideologies, including DEI, are framed in schools.

HB1778 prohibits teaching public school students about "Personal Identity Ideology" including DEI, race, color, biological s*x, s*xual orientation, religion or gender identity.

HB1792 prohibits a laundry list of concepts including "critical race theory" and "LGBTQ+ ideology as a prescriptive world-view".

These bills, if passed, would directly harm students of color, students in the LGBTQ+ community, students who are immigrants, and frankly ALL students and their communities.
If you want to help ensure safe and inclusive environments in our schools and communities, you can make your voice heard by signing in online to oppose them! Instructions for HOW below:

👉go to General Court website (gc.nh.gov)
👉click on “house sign-in form and online testimony”
👉Select 02/02/26 as the date
👉Select “House Education Policy and Administration” as the committee
👉Log your OPPOSITION
👉Repeat for each bill you oppose

Find more info and stay up to date in NH legislation by following @603.equality!

01/29/2026

So excited to add 's The Abortion Companion to our waiting room! 💖
Affirming of the full spectrum of abortion experiences, The Abortion Companion provides destigmatized and shame-free information, resources, support, and affirmations. Author Becca Rae-Tucker says clearly what abortion providers also know to be true: abortion is normal and safe healthcare. There is no "right reason" to have an abortion, because not wanting to be pregnant is always enough. The Lovering Health Center will always fight to protect your right to control your body and your life. 👊
Need abortion care and not sure where to start? Give us a call at (603) 436-7588 -- we're happy to talk you through it and answer any questions you may have. 💜

01/27/2026

Reduce your risk of HIV by up to 99% with PrEP! 🤯💊💉
PrEP can prevent HIV for folks at risk through s*x AND/OR sharing needles (like for injection drug use, medications, or piercings). You can take one tablet each day, or opt for a visit in the clinic every other month for an injection. Both options have pros and cons so make sure to discuss with your healthcare team which option is right for you! 👩‍⚕️
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