Planned Parenthood at a Glance

Who We Are

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA^®) is the nation's leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider. PPFA also works with partner organizations worldwide to improve the sexual health and well-being of individuals and families everywhere.

Planned Parenthood has 99 independent local affiliates that operate more than 880 health centers throughout the United States, providing high-quality services to women, men, and teens.

Planned Parenthood often is the only source of family planning for a large proportion of the women we serve.

Our Clients

Planned Parenthood affiliates provide sexual and reproductive health care, education, and information to five million women, men, and adolescents worldwide each year.

More than three million women and men in the United States annually visit Planned Parenthood affiliate health centers for trusted health care services and information.

Seventy-four percent of Planned Parenthood health care clients are over the age of 20.

One in four American women has visited a Planned Parenthood health center at least once in her life.

Our Work

Planned Parenthood health centers focus on prevention: 81 percent of our clients receive services to prevent unintended pregnancy.

Planned Parenthood services help prevent more than 642,000 unintended pregnancies each year.

Planned Parenthood provides more than 1 million Pap tests and more than 880,000 breast exams each year, critical services in detecting cancer.

Planned Parenthood provides more than 3 million tests and treatments for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.

Three percent of all Planned Parenthood health services are abortion services.

Planned Parenthood affiliates provide educational programs to 1.2 million young people and adults each year.

Planned Parenthood has more than four million activists, supporters, and donors working for women's health and safety and our fundamental reproductive rights.

Join us in the fight for commonsense policies that foster the sexual and reproductive health and rights of individuals, families, and communities.

For more information , see Planned Parenthood by the Numbers and Planned Parenthood Services.