Valerie French, MD

Valerie French, MD, MAS, completed a fellowship in family planning before joining the Ob/Gyn faculty at the University of Kansas. She loves working at a teaching hospital and sharing her passion for family planning with learners. Dr. French is interested in improving access to reproductive health services in under-served areas, as she herself had difficulty obtaining birth control in college.

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Implant (Nexplanon)
5 myths about the implant, busted
It’s tiny, it’s super effective, and we promise it’s not a tracking device. Get to know the birth control implant, a.k.a. Nexplanon.
Periods & vaginal health
A quick guide to skipping periods with birth control
If you use the pill or the ring, you don't need magic powers to control your menstrual cycle.
Health care
That burning feeling when you pee: Urinary tract infections 101
UTIs can be related to sex and birth control, but no worries: you can stop them in their tracks.
Birth control
How to: Birth control and the pharmacy
Your one-stop shop for the pill, the patch, the ring, barrier methods, and emergency contraception.
Birth control pill
Will over-the-counter birth control pills ever happen?
There’s been lots of talk, but when will we actually be able to get birth control pills without a prescription?
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STDs, STIs)
Can you get an STD from oral sex?
There's good news and bad news: You can’t get pregnant from oral sex, but you can get a sexually transmitted infection.