FPA Women's Health
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Providing patient-centered, quality women's healthcare since 1969 20 Convenient Locations In California
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- Regular Hours:
Mon - Fri Sat - Sun Closed - Phone:
Main - 408-240-2614
- Address:
- 2100 Forest Ave Suite 108 San Jose, CA 95128
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- Categories
- Birth Control Information & Services, Abortion Services, Family Planning Information Centers, Medical Clinics
- Services / Products
- Women’s Health Services Annual Exams Cervical Cancer Screening Colposcopy Endometrial Biopsy Pap Smear STD Screening Vaccines Vaginal Infections Vulvar Biopsy Family Planning Services Abortion Abortion Pill Non-Surgical Abortion Surgical Abortion 5-13 Weeks Surgical Abortion 13+ Weeks Birth Control Pregnancy Testing Sonograms Birth Control Options: Mirena, Paragard, Nexplanon, Essure, Tubal Sterilization, Depo-provera, The Pill, The Patch, Vaginal Ring (Nuva Ring), Emergency Contraceptive (Plan B)
- Payment Options
- Amenities
- Serving the Santa Clara, Campbell, Willow Glen, Robertsville, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Saratoga, North San Jose, Milpitas, Japantown, Permanente, Loyola, California areas.
- Associations
- In 1996, FPA was accredited by the‚ Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. As such, it became the first family planning provider in California to be accredited. FPA’s ongoing commitment to quality of care is evident in its continuing participation in the accreditation program.
General Info
Pioneers in Family Planning Family Planning Associates Medical Group (now FPA Women’s Health) was founded in 1969, soon after abortion became legal in California. At that time it was called the Avalon-Slauson Medical Group. All of the pregnancy terminations and other medical services were performed at Avalon Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles. In many states, abortion was legal only for cases in which continuance of the pregnancy would be life threatening. California law was relatively liberal and many women came from Arizona, Colorado, Texas, and other states to receive legal abortions. FPA’s two physician founders, Dr. Edward C. Allred and Dr. Kenneth L. Wright, began immediately to concentrate on developing simpler and less expensive abortion procedures. In those early years, Dr. Wright pioneered the use of saline amniocentesis, a technique for terminating pregnancy safely in the second trimester.