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Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo
I went to my doctor, asking for birth control. My periods are irregular, but I also am sexually active. I told her I wasn't, and she said this medication would be fine to take for regulating periods. I read the pamphlet that came with the pills and it says it's normal birth control, helps reduce the chances of getting pregnant. I also looked it up online, and many people are happy with their results. I'm just confused on why she told me it's meant for your periods. Is there different dosages? Please help, I'm 16 and don't want to wind up pregnant because of some small misunderstanding.
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Hi, I am old enough to be your grandfather and I hope the wisdom of my age an life experience will be helpful to you.
One of the other advisers answered your question correctly about the medication your doctor gave you. I'm writing because of something else you wrote. The fact that you were not truthful with your doctor. I will assume you did so to hide the truth not from the doctor per say but so the doctor would not tell your parents.
You need to be truthful with your doctor when asking for any and every type of treatment, from a sore throat to sexual type problems. If you are not truthful the doctor cannot treat you properly.
The LAW ALLOWS for you to TRUTHFULL and has DONE so since you were 13. It is called medical confidentiality. This is granted to you under a law known as HIPPA. In short it says that your doctor(s) cannot release any information to anyone without your written consent, this includes your parents. This includes all medical professional who have any type of medical contact with you.
By law if you were in a car accident and I as a first responder or one of our paramedics were to have any contact with you; we could not tell your parents what we treated you for or what hospital we may have taken you to without your permission. This is the law and it is strictly enforced with heavy jail time for any provider that breaks your medical confidence. One thing about the above example; the police are not medical providers and not bound by this law so they can release what hospital you were taken to. It is a loophole in the law.
So now that you know that your doctor(s) are bound by law to keep your confidence; please always be truthful in answering their questions concerning; your medical history, why you are visiting them that day, and any other questions they may ask. Questions along with physical exams are the only way a doctor has to figure out what your problem may be. If you do not give truthful answers to the doctors questions the doctor could misdiagnose you and cause more harm than good. Some times leading you to question the results of your visit as you have with your question to us today.
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ortho tri-cyclen lo is birth control so i dont think you should be worried about anything she told you its to regulate your periods cause birth control regulates periods and lots of doctores prescribe it to regulate periods, there are other stuff you can take that are meant to regulate your periods but theyre NOT birth control. in this case you shouldnt worry as ortho tri cyclen lo is for both :)
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