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Birth Control
I really need to get on birth control. is there somewhere i can buy it just like over the counter? or do i have to go to the gynecologist? i am scared to go to gyno because i definitely don't want to be checked out. if i go to a local health clinic would they have to tell my parents? i'm 18 but i'm still under their insurance.
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Going to the Gynecologist will make your parents more likely to find out, seeing as how they bill you, you usually pay with checks, and if you are under their insurance, they aren't obligated to keep it a secret from them.
You can't buy birthcontrol over the counter though, so you should go to your local health clinic. If you ask them not to tell, they can't. It's also much less expensive, if it costs anything at all. Some clinics don't charge anything.
No matter where you go though, you will have to have a physical examination done. It is just a part of life, and something every woman has to go through. You might as well get it over with. It's really not that bad, promise. =]
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You can only really buy condoms over the counter. You need to have a prescription for the pill, or other methods. If you are 18 your doctor doesn't have to tell your parents, but they would see it on the insurance bill. Your regular doctor can prescribe birth control, you don't need to see a gynecologist. Most doctors will require you to have a pelvic exam before they will prescribe birth control, but it really isn't that bad. Planned parenthood offers birth control for like $14-30 a month.
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you can get it over the counter but it costs alot...and you can also go to a doctor. if you go to a local clinic they cant tell your parents anything, its their job not to because they need to follow patient confidentiality rules
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