Welcome to Tucson Women’s Center’s Education Resource page. Here you will find a variety of essays, videos, references, and links designed to inform and stimulate your thinking on a number of topics. We are currently compiling a list of areas to be covered which includes:

      • Obstetrics
      • Gynecology/Family Planning
      • Medical Weight Loss
      • Smoke Cessation
      • Dermatology/Skin Care
      • Alternative Therapies
      • General Medicine

If you have interests that are not covered on our topic list, please contact us. Content is based largely on patient feedback.

Birth Control Methods - "Choosing a Method that's Right for You"
Choosing a good birth control method can be difficult. Not only are there many new products available, but one should also consider if additional protection is needed to prevent against sexually transmitted infections (STI's). This informational page will give you examples of the most common contraceptive methods. Click To Read More.

An Essay on Fetal Development - "Thoughts on Fetal Development"
Women who plan to carry to term are always interested to explore the progress of fetal development. For women considering abortion, fetal development can also be very important in establishing when or if to terminate. It is for these reasons that TWC is currently developing educational materials that discuss fetal development at various stages of pregnancy. For now, we would like to briefly touch on issues of fetal development in the first trimester. This discussion is geared more towards women who have NOT made a decision on whether to continue their pregnancy to term. Click To Read More.

An Essay on Medical Weight Loss - "Thoughts on Medical Weight Loss"
We strongly discourage the use of ANY prescription medications without proper supervision. However, we also recognize that people like to do research on various drugs either before or after seeing their healthcare providers. It is in this spirit that we list here some of the more commonly used weight loss medications with explanations and common side effects. Click To Read More.

Thoughts on the Omnibus Bill Part 1: Our Position
The true nature of any organization is best seen not in its mission statements or sound bites, but in how and where it uses its resources. As you visit our office and explore our website, you will see that our priority is empowerment through education. The passage of the omnibus bill together with the slashing of our state budget as it relates to the support of pregnant women, children, families, and education speaks volumes about the commitment of our lawmakers to empower women.

HB 2564 and Women’s Experience Accessing Abortion Services
When Governor Brewer and the Arizona Legislature passed HB 2564 (click to see a copy of the law in pdf format), they did so based on their beliefs about what the women of Arizona want and need. Patients seeking abortions are the ones most affected by this law and we believe that it is these patients who are best able to articulate how this law is affecting them. Tucson Women’s Center is currently conducting a study that seeks to discern and quantify the effects that HB 2564 is having on patients seeking abortion. We would like to thank all of the patients who have participated in our study and we encourage new patients to do the same. The preliminary results presented here support our belief that this law is wrong minded and not in the best interests of the women that it is meant to protect. We will make the final results available to Arizona lawmakers so that they are aware of the affect of their laws on the people they are elected to serve.