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sex, trying not to get pregnant: how should i convince my parents to get me on birth control?
hi i need some advice im a female who is 15and i want to try my best on not getting pregnant do you think i should get on birth control or not and if so, how should i convince my parents to get me on birth control
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See what I did , I told my parents that I hade period issues, and I said may I go on the pill to get it back to normal , and that is how I got on the pills try it ,it may work ! Or you can just go to the doctor and get it without permission
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Short answer is: If you want birth control pill you can get them without parental permission. Keep reading and I will explain.
You parents are not going to like what I am about to inform you of. As an adult it is my feeling it is better you are informed then I try to control that which I might not have control over.
Several years ago Congress passed a law called HIPPA. HIPPA stands for Health Information Privacy Act. Within the law is a section covering teenagers 14 years of age and older and their reproductive health.
This section says that teenagers 14 years and older do not need parental permission to seek a doctors advice, examination or treatment concerning their reproductive health. That teenagers 14 and older do not need parental permission to see or make doctors appointments. That anything you say a doctor or discuss with the doctor is totally confidential. No matter what your doctor cannot discuss your visit with your parents or anyone else without your expressed written permission. Also your mother can no longer be in the exam room with you unless you invite her to be with you.
All you need to say to the doctor if your mother is with you is; I invoke my rights under HIPPA and the doctor or staff member will ask your mother to wait in the waiting room.
Congress did this is so young people such as you would go to the doctor to seek medical help when needed rather than be to embarrassed to ask a parent to take them to a doctor.
You can also ask your doctor to prescribe birth control pills or other form of birth control you and your doctor agree is proper for you. The doctor cannot refuse you under this law. The HIPPA law also covers the pharmacy who must fill your prescriptions in confidence meaning they cannot tell your parents about your prescriptions either.
The one exception to this law is any procedure where parental permission is required to perform. This does not include abortions. As I write this any state that has tried to invoke this has had that law ruled unconstitutional as state laws cannot override federal law.
So if you want birth control pills you do not need parental permission. This does not mean I agree that you are old enough to be having intercourse. I do not think you are old enough or that you and your body has matured enough to be having intercourse.
Yes I understand you are being pressured by boys to have sex and that your own hormones are at work making you want to have sex. Frankly you are just to young and there are many alternative ways to satisfy the urges you have without intercourse.
The one thing I will say in your favor is that your are trying to do one of the two things you need to do to protect yourself. The other is regardless of whether or not you are on the pill never, ever let a boy near you unless he is wearing a condom and wearing it correctly.
While the pill is the most effective at preventing pregnancy you can still become pregnant. Using a condom and birth control gives you the best protection against pregnancy. Plus the condom is good at protecting you against many of, but no all, STDS and the AIDS virus.
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I'm 15 too. & if I was in your situation, I would let my parents know tat it has something to do with my period. And as always, make sure your partner has protection. Best wishes.
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say- hey im 15 its gonna happen eventually so yo7u may as well be safe and prepared.some kids i know are 12 and on it.just bein safe.
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