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birth control question.
15/f
alright so i really want birth control not just because im sexually active, but because i have bad PMS and im not close to my mom at all i dont go to her for anything or talk to her about anything and im really close to my boyfriends mother and shes really laid back and i was wondering does your parent or guardian have to be present to go to the doctors with you to get birth control? or can someone like my boyfriends mom go with me, my mom would also flip out a lot if she knew i wanted it, and i was sexually active.
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No, you can go to the doctors on your own, thats what I did :) But you might want to take someone along for moral support.
Also, if you don't want your mum to know, she won't - everything that you say to the doctor, stays with the doctor, its completely confidential. But I would highly recommend speaking this through with her - she will react better if you sit her down and explain to her why you want to go on birth control than if she found your pills one day.
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You dont have to have anyone go with you, unless you want them to =] & the doctors not allowed to tell your mom or anyone that you got it, so it will be completely confidential
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You can go alone to planned parenthood and get birth control, also check your phone book most cities have teen clinics where teens can get pap smears and birth control etc. pretty cheap (about $15).
I am just going to hop on my soap box for a minute so excuse me:
Birth control is a pretty big step, it's not fool proof (in fact I have a friend who is on birth control who got pregnant very recently) so don't think that you can and should just stop using condoms once you get on birth control.
Their are also some serious risks such as blood clots. I work in a hospital and have seen several cases of young girls suffering strokes from being on birth control. Although a rare side effect, stroke is nothing to joke about some people recover but others end up drooling and in diapers.
Also if birth control is used for prolonged periods (i.e. years) it can cause issues when you decide that you finally want to get pregnant. Also birth control is essentially playing with your hormones and tricking them which is in no way natural.
It is for these reasons that I opted out of birth control and instead used condoms. I have rather rough periods but I have learned to help control the discomfort by taking midol the night before my period starts and exercising. It's amazing the difference it makes, so if you lay on the couch like a log during your period that could be the reason your PMS is bad. Just an idea.
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nope your parent doesnt have to be present with you. you can do it all by youself and its private between you and the doctor. i think your being really responsible for wantin birth control.
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