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Red Circle on thigh?
I'm a 14 year old girl and occasionally I will get a red circle on my thigh. It's about 3-4 inches in diameter and it's right above my knee. It can happen on either leg and on any part of the front of my thigh though like I said, it's usually directly above my knee. It's not a bump or a zit type thing with a center, it's just a circle and it doesn't hurt it itch or bother me at all, it's just there. It's only there for a day or two and then it's gone and stays away for a few weeks. Should I see a doctor or does this just happen and it's normal?
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Well it depends it could be a spider (though I highly
Doubt it) it could be a rash and you need to wash everything
Or try to figure out what it is if it keeps happening I suggest
You talk to your mom/doctor.
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I do agree with sizzlinmandolin is that since this thing comes and goes that you take a picture of it so the doctor can see it? Where my advice is going to differ is the next time this thing shows up and you have a picture either schedule an immediate doctor’s appointment or go to a walk-in clinic so that a doctor can see it and take a scrapping for lab testing. Don't worry the scrapping is painless.
You also want to be aware of what you did, ate, clothing you wore in the days just prior to this thing showing up. Also important is where in you menstrual cycle you are. Some of these things can be traced to something as simple as ovulation and are harmless as it is just a reaction to hormones. Not being a doctor I can't say.
What I would suggest is starting today until the next time this thing shows up you keep a daily diary of your activities, what you eat, what you wear, and how those clothes were cleaned. Were they washed or where the dry cleaned. As to the food you eat you have to list everything that goes into your mouth. This includes if you give your boyfriend BJ's. It is possible you are allergic to his sperm many women are allergic to their BF's or husband’s sperm and is a cause of infertility in women.
Yes I understand this is not something you want to share with mom and you don't have to. You can use a code for this. As a 14 year old and since this may have something to do with the reproductive system. You have medical confidentiality under a Federal Law called HIPPA.
Under this law you can see, speak and be examined by a doctor for anything related to your reproductive system without parental permission or knowledge. This means mom cannot be in the exam room with you while the doctor examines you.
Congress passed this law for just such reasons so that teenagers would seek medical advice for problems with their reproductive health. The doctor by law cannot discuss any visit which all or part of it has to do with reproductive health. A teenage girl over 14 can be pregnant and a doctor can't tell her parents without her expressed written permission. Even then her parents have no say in what she does. She cannot be forced to have and abortion or to keep the child. Only she can make these decisions under this law.
So after this thing shows up again and you have a picture of it; go see your doctor right away. Tell a staff member or the nurse you would like this visit to be under the rules and guidelines of HIPPA. They will take it from there and tell you mom she must wait in the waiting room.
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It doesn't seem like a big deal because it isn't changing and it goes away. Take a picture of it and the next time you're at the doctor for something else, like a physical, ask about it. You'll have a picture to show the doctor just in case it's not there right then. It's probably just a vein or something, but it's always best to just ask. Good luck!
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