Question Posted Saturday December 12 2009, 9:41 am
I hate having my period! im going to the doctor when my mom gets and appt. so i can get meds to make it lighter. do you think the doc will tell my mom im not a virgin? also if i get meds how long will it take for them to work? if i dont get them is there anything ican do to make my period go away really soon??? im spost to see my bf tonite..=((
adviceman49 answered Saturday December 12 2009, 11:39 am: I am a great deal older than most of the advisers on this site, so my advice will be somewhat different from what you have received and may continue to receive from others.
Being a guy I can't answer the second part of question. A for the first part of your question: Unless you have signed a HIPAA release allowing your doctor to release confidential medical information to your mother or anyone else the doctor is bound by law to keep that information private.
H.I.P.A.A. stands Health Information Portability and Accountability Act and was enacted by the 104th Congress and signed into Law by President Clinton. It is in Title IV of this legislation that defines rules for protection of patient information. The rules call for fines of up to $5,000 and 10 years in jail for violating the patient privacy information portion.
Even if you have signed a release of information form giving your doctor permission to share your medical information with your parents, all you have to do is simply tell the doctor you are revoking permission to share your medical information and the doctor must abide by your revocation of consent.
Be prepared for your mother to question your decision, most likely to the extreme when and if she finds she can no longer have access to your medical being. [ adviceman49's advice column | Ask adviceman49 A Question ]
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