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planned parenthood
I was wondering about Planned Parenthood. I know that you can go there and get condoms, birth control, morning-after-pill, etc. but I had a few questions. Can you just go in there and get condoms or do you have to like sit down and talk with a few people there with them asking you questions and saying make sure you're safe and ready, etc? Also, if you go there to get birth control, do they have to give you an exam "down there" or what all do they do? Plus, they don't tell your parents about it.. do they? I heard they were completly confidental. I'm just curious!! I rate high.
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srry this answer is late yes they do they make sure you are abble to have kids s they take a q-tip and put it in there and they do test on it. yes they do not tell your parents
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ok i went with my freind just last month. you are completely anonomous to them. they will not tel lyour parents anything unless it is serious or life threatening. for condoms you dont really have to talk with anyone, just go in and say that you need to buy some condoms. here in ohio they are 12 for 2 dollars...(i got some from there...and they gave me colored ones...really fun!) and for the birth control, it is affordable and everythign. you have to get a pap smear yes. for the birth control. just for condoms no questions asked...at least here...but for hte pills or some thing like that, yes you have to get an exam and yes they will ask you some questions. mostly things like "how many guys have you slept wiht" "have you had an std test" "has your partner had an std test" "is this guy the only one you are currently sleeping with" things like that. they wont ask any names of guys or anything like that at all. good luck and drop me a line if you need mroe info.
the future mrs. steven mark jones
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In most states Planned Parenthood does keep things confidential, but in your state they may be required to tell your parents about certain exam results or if you are planning to have an abortion. You could ask before you scheduled an exam.
Most PP offices have condoms in a jar in the front and would allow you to take some. They would probably also schedule a free meeting with a doctor or nurse to answer any basic questions you have.
Most doctors do require you to have a pelvic exam before you go on birth control. This is not to determine what kind of birth control to put you on, but to see what things look like before you get started. For example, if they examined you and found nothing, but the next year they found some small white growths- they would know they had only been there for a year. So if you are about to become sexually active, it is good to have a pelvic exam to establish where you are and what things look like now.
A pelvic exam is very brief and if you tell the doctor it's your first one, he or she should be gentle. They will feel your breasts for lumps. They will press around on your abdomen, not too hard, but to be sure you don't appear to have any cysts or other growths. Then they will make you put your feet in the stirrups. Even though you want to put your knees together, it's easier if you keep them apart. They will insert a speculum (which looks like a duck bill with a handle) into your vagina. This will hold you open just a little bit, so they can swab the inside of your cervix with a long Q-tip thing. They will test this for some STDs and a couple other illnesses. And then they will ask if you have any questions and may offer you some information on birth control. Your first one will be the longest exam and then after that (you should go once a year) and they will be pretty quick. Best wishes.
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When I was 16 I went to planned parenthood. As far as I know they will give you condoms without any question.
For everything else - pills, shots, ect you have to get an pap(a down there examination) and they'll probably also test you for STDS and such.
I don't know if they rules have changed with how they keep everything confidential or not. When I went.. as far as I know.. everything was confidential.
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ok i don't know about the condoms but i do know that when you go and get on birth controll they give you a papsmear which is where they take a little toob and stick it in your vagina and then take a swob and stick it through the toob and swob and then they pull out the toob and they take tests from what is on the swob and that is how they see what kind of birth controll to put you on
A SWOB is kinda like a Q tip but bigger
i hope i helped
jessica
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planned parenthood (when i went there) they are supposed to give you a "check up". they have to just make sure everything is okay. & you do talk to someone about alot of stuff. like your period, how often you have sex, again, it's just for your safety. & they have to keep it confidental, it's the law (at least here it is). so yah. if you need anything else, leave one in my inbox.
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When you ask for whatever it is you need from the Planned Parenthood, they may ask you a few questions depedning on who you speak with, however you can simply say you would rather not share this buisiness and that is only a matter if they even start questioning. As for the exam, no they don't automatically unless you ask for one. Then they'd be glad to. Also, you are right about the confidentiality. Where I live, they are not allowed to tell anything to your parents unless you ask for a HIV test and it comes back positive and again this only applies to you if you
A get the test and test positive
or
B are under 18
Other than that test and having a positive result, the rest is totally off limits for mom and dad. Hope this helps. :)
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anonymous -
For condoms, you just take a few out of the jar and pay for them. I think even some facilities might even have them free.
For birth control, they evaluate your menstrual cycle but I heard that it is recommended to go to a gyno just to make sure everything is healthy prior to the appointment at Planned Parenthood.
And yes, everything is confidential.
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