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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.

03/13/2026

Happy ! Did you know it's possible to get pregnant before your period comes back after an abortion? 🩸
This is because your o***y will release an egg (ovulate) at a REALLY unpredictable time prior to getting your period. When you ovulate and the egg is NOT fertilized with s***m, this is a signal to your body to have a period (shed the uterine lining)! 🤯
IF YOU:

✨Recently had an abortion
✨Are having s*x with someone who has s***m, AND
✨Are NOT using another method of pregnancy prevention
..our recommendation is to consistently use condoms in this time frame to prevent pregnancy! ⭐
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03/11/2026

We're CLOSED until 2pm today for staff development!
If you need us today, please call between 2pm and 4:30pm, OR send us a message through our HIPPA secure telehealth platform Klara (accessible from our website, jglhc.org, as a widget in the bottom right corner) and we'll get back to you!
If you are a recent abortion patient experiencing any warning symptoms, please call (603) 436-7588 and stay on the line to be connected to our answering service.
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03/10/2026

Support your local clinic -- it's Abortion Provider Appreciation Day! 🥳
Providing abortion care is an act of love! 💐 Did you know that in 2025, independent clinics like Lovering provided 58% of abortions in the US? 🤯 The evidence is clear - indie clinics have to stay open! 🏥
We are so grateful and appreciative of the fierce support our community has and continues to show us as we work to provide a wide range of s*xual health services to the NH Seacoast. We truly couldn't do it without you. 💜 If you want to support Lovering today, you can donate on our website, by mail, in person, or through our Amazon Wishlist (link in caption)!
Monetary or physical item donation not accessible to you? That's totally okay! You can still make sure to follow us on social media, share our posts, and tell everyone in your life about us so they know where to go for s*xual healthcare, including and especially abortion care. 💖

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/16V38B4F8HGIC?ref_=wl_share
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03/08/2026

This , we're manifesting bodily autonomy for ALL WOMEN!👊
The Lovering Health Center was founded by women in 1980, including our namesake Joan G. Lovering, and we're so grateful that they had the courage to forge a path to affordable and accessible s*xual healthcare on the NH seacoast. We're a bunch of raging feminists over here as we were, after all, first called the Feminist Health Center of Portsmouth before changing our name in the 2000s. 😉 We're so proud to care for women of all backgrounds and identities (as well as people of all genders) in a safe, affirming, and compassionate environment. 💖

03/06/2026

Come hang with us at TOMORROW, March 7th! 🥳
We'll watch a showing of the pro-abortion documentary "No One Asked You" () at 6pm on Saturday, March 7th. Make sure to stick around afterward for a Q&A with Lovering executive director Sandi, documentary director , and CEO Tanna Clews moderated by NH House Rep ! 🎬
Swipe for a quick tip to identify FAKE CLINICS that prey on pregnant folks and do not provide abortion care for ! Abortion providers are proud to offer abortion care, so if you ask a clinic if they provide abortions and they won't give you a clear or concise answer, the answer is NO. 💜 Have questions about the abortion care landscape? Bring 'em to Saturday's Q&A!

03/04/2026

Real talk: teens NEED accurate and practical s*x education! 💖
We get it, talking to your teen about s*xual health can feel super awkward sometimes, but it's so important that young people have access to accurate and inclusive s*xual health info so that they can keep themselves safe! 👊
If you want to talk to your kiddo about s*xual health and don't know where to start, feel free to pick up a ma********on kit the next time you're at Lovering! Ma********on kits include water-based and silicone-based l**e, a vi****or, and destigmatized info. You can also grab any number of safer s*x tools from our waiting room, including internal and external condoms, dental dams, l**e, and Plan B! 🥳 Ma********on is a great place to start the conversation, since it's totally normal, can help folks find out what feels good in their bodies, carries no risk of pregnancy or STIs, and can be really empowering! 💪
Does your teen have questions you don't feel equipped to answer? That's okay, too! Our education and clinical staff are happy to get you the s*xual health answers you want and need. You are always welcome to schedule an appointment to gather more information, either over the phone at (603) 436-7588 or through the telehealth platform accessible from jglhc.org! 💜
*Lovering sees patients ages 14 and up!
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03/02/2026

Dearest Gentle Reader: if Lady Whistledown gave s*x advice! 🖋️
🛁Sophie Baek
If you are going to have s*x in the bathtub, consider avoiding bath products (bubble bath, scrubs, and anything scented) to avoid vaginal irritation or infection. It's no fun to tend to a case of bacterial vaginosis after your romp in the tub!

💦Violet Bridgerton
As people with vaginas age and enter peri- and post-menopause, they may experience vaginal dryness. Personal lubricant is a most wonderful tool - make sure to use it generously!

💥Francesca Bridgerton (Stirling)
Not everyone reaches the "pinnacle" (or**sm) every time they have s*x, and that's okay! Separately, and for no particular reason, Francesca should know that sc******ng is a real thing. ✂

🤯Benedict Bridgerton
Benedict understands that s*x is not limited to pe*******on. However, it will often "ruin the mood" if you ask your partner to be your mistress immediately after s*x.

🤢Eloise Bridgerton
If this is how you feel anytime you imagine a s*xual or romantic relationship with a man, it may be time to consider that you are not attracted to men at all, and that's okay!

🌸Hyacinth Bridgerton
Hyacinth needs practical s*x education before making her debut. Young people deserve access to evidence-based s*xual health information. (Let's NOT have a repeat of Daphne and the Duke, yikes!)

🎀Cressida Cowper
If you cannot stop thinking about your dear friend's fluffy summer m**f while having s*x with your husband, you might be q***r. 🏳️‍🌈 Have you ever heard of a "lavender marriage"? (Side note: Eloise wore a summer m**f in S3 due to actor Claudia Jessie's broken arm!)

😘Hazel and Footman John
Hazel gives off the energy that she knows what she's doing. John probably needs to review a vulvar diagram - make sure you understand where the c**t is, John!

🎩Lady Danbury
Lady Danbury knows how to get her garden tended. 🌹 She also knows that sometimes you have to tend your OWN garden. 😉
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02/27/2026

: Abortion is SAFE (yes, really)! 💜👩‍⚕️💊
✅Both medication AND procedural abortion care (also sometimes called a suction abortion) are statistically safer than other common medical procedures like wisdom teeth removal or a routine colonoscopy.

✅Abortion does NOT increase the risk of breast cancer. This has long been an anti-abortion talking point, but the clinical evidence tells us that this is simply not true!

✅Serious complications after either kind of abortion care are very rare. For perspective, it's actually OVER 14x more likely for someone to die from complications related to continuing pregnancy and giving birth in the United States than from abortion.

✅It is safe to have as many abortions as you want/need (and it's normal and common to have more than one abortion).

✅Barriers to abortion care (and/or being forced to continue a pregnancy) are shown to negatively impact mental health. MEANWHILE, abortion is NOT shown to correlate with poor mental health outcomes, and even when reported alongside other emotions, the most commonly reported emotion after an abortion is relief.

✅Having one or more abortions does NOT cause infertility. Your ability to get pregnancy will go back to what's normal for you after you have an abortion.
Want more information? You can always find abortion stats at and !
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02/24/2026

60 Second Advocacy: Oppose these bills! 🚫
TOMORROW, Weds, Feb 25th, 2 anti-abortion bills will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee in NH. They are:

👎HB 1416, which would add protections for anti-abortion centers (sometimes also called pregnancy resource centers or crisis pregnancy centers) which exist primarily to manipulate and dissuade people from accessing abortion care (gross). There is currently no threat to these centers -- they even receive federal funding, which centers like the Lovering, which ACTUALLY provide meaningful services administered by licensed healthcare professionals, do not.

👎HB 1590, which would ban abortion care in NH at or after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion is currently legal in NH up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, and ANY abortion ban is "too extreme". Evidence clearly shows that granite staters overwhelmingly support abortion access.

Instructions for how to sign in to oppose these bills:

✅Go to gc.nh.gov/house/committees/remotetestimony
✅Type in your name, town, and email address.
✅Select "Friday, February 25, 2026."
✅Select “House Judiciary” from the Committee dropdown.
✅Select:
“10:00AM -- 1416”
“1:00PM -- 1590”from “Choose the Bill” dropdown.
✅Select “A Member of the Public” from the “I Am” dropdown.
✅Select “Myself” from the “Representing” dropdown.
✅Select “I OPPOSE this Bill.”
✅Review that all of the information is correct. If you’d like to submit written testimony, you can upload it as a PDF.
✅Click submit!
Thank you for supporting abortion access in NH!
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02/23/2026

Lovering is closed, but telehealth is STILL ON! ❄️
We are out of office today due to the snow, but if you have a telehealth appointment, please plan to connect at your scheduled time. ⏰
If you are a recent abortion patient experiencing any warning symptoms, please call (603) 436-7588 and stay on the line to be patched through to our answering service. 💜

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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Greenland, NH
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