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talking to my mom
So I've asked a couple of questions on here where the responses suggested that I talk to my mom or go to my doctor (which would involve talking to my mom). The problem is, I would not be allowed to be on this site if my mom knew about it. So how do I explain to her why I think a certain thing about me or my body? I don't want to lie to her, but I don't want to get in trouble either...
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According to what I am able to see you are 17 years old. If the questions you have been asking have anything to do with your reproductive system, which could be anything to do with your periods, vaginal infections, bladder infections, cramps or anything that would remotely have a relationship to your sexual organs. You by a law called HIPPA do not need parental permission to see a doctor, any doctor for questions, examination or treatment of those concerns. You will have full medical confidentiality meaning no one can know if or why you have seen the doctor without your written consent to the doctor. This includes you parents.
The HIPPA Law is a Federal Law written by Congress. Within the law is a passage covering young people age 14 to 18. This passage grants these young people full medical confidentiality to seek medical help for those things they may be too embarrassed to speak to a parent about. A young person between these ages can seek help and treatment at any doctor's office, hospital emergency room or clinic without parental permission.
A young person within these age groups can seek an abortion were legal or birth control and the doctors will comply. Parents or anyone else will never know because of the strict confidentiality rules in place under this law. Congress did so not to promote sex among young people but to see to it they received proper medical treatment when needed.
When my children were your age I made sure they had copies of our health insurance card with them in the wallets. You should have a copy as well. As a teenager you are not always with a parent when medical help may be needed. Having a copy of your family medical insurance card insures you get prompt medical treatment wherever you seek medical help. A hospital emergency room can never turn a patient away by law. Clinics and doctors offices have a choice. You should ask your parents for a copy of the family health insurance card.
IF you have a question or if you need medical help; you can go to any doctor or your family doctor for help. Just tell the doctor this visit is under the rules of HIPPA and is ton to be shared with anyone . You will most likely be given the office rules on HIPPA to sign. Read it, make sure it protects your privacy and that no one other than the insurance company will not of your visit. The insurance company gets a billing code only not a diagnoses so no one really knows why you sought the doctors help or advise.
Go see a doctor IF you need to, mom does not have to know.
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You can go see A Dr. but not have to be your family Dr. unless you want to. If this is related to your reproductive system, then you can go to Planned Parenthood. They can take care of all sorts of related medical concerns there and the law is they can't share with your parents unless you okay it. So you can actually go to a clinic at a time your parents aren't expecting you at home.
Your parents love you but not all parents are perfect and we have our own ideas of whats best for our kids. You won't be able to change the parents views in time to take care of any very personal related issues. So you may have to keep these things from them. If you wish to tell Mom, just mention you read an article in a magazine or a teen magazine once some time ago so you can't name the magazine or what months issue but it was about teen health and your case in particular. Now that you are having the same issue, you remember the article and that you want to see the family Dr. If the parents refuse, then you would still have to go the route of seeing a Dr. they don't know of and get your needs taken care of. Its up to you and you know them best whether they are most likely to still refuse to take this seriously and take you to the Dr. So if that would be the case, then perhaps you want to avoid the delay and look for a free womens clinic or planned parenthood. If you don't know where to look, you could ask the school nurse where you can go.
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