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doctors telling parents about sexual activity
Ok so I'm 15 in i just wanted to know that wen I go to the doctor will the doctor tell my parents if I have been fingered ? Im confused please help
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Unless you tell him/her they won't know and even if they did wouldn't care as it's common. The only time they can tell confidential info abut health to parents or a spouse is when you are in harms way, of harm to self or others or otherwise unable to speak for yourself or take care of yourself or in crisis. It's fine.
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First and foremost HIPPA laws protect you from the doctor telling your parents anything. The Doctor would be subject to a $5,000 fine and 5 years in Jail if he/she told your parents anything concerning an exam of your reproductive system. This same law says mom cannot be in the exam room with you while you are being examined. All you need to say to the doctor, nurse or receptionist is you want this visit under your HIPPA rights and mom will be told to wait in the waiting room. If mom asks the doctor about the exam she will be told she need to ask you.
Any medical treatment for any person male or female concerning their reproductive system who is over 14 years of age is protected under HIPPA which is the Federal Law Razhie speaks of. Anyone 14 and older may see any doctor, clinic or Hospital without parental permission. That visit is totally confidential and can not be discussed with their parents for any reason without written consent to the doctor by the patient.
That being said the doctor cannot tell if a female is sexually active by examination. The doctor will always ask and you should be honest with the doctor for it makes a difference in how the exam is conduct. With mom out of the room you can be honest with the doctor.
What the doctor can see by exam is whether your Hymen has been ruptured. Today's active female can rupture her Hymen through any number of activities other than sex. So a ruptured Hymen does not mean you have had sex. In fact a ruptured Hymen by today's definition does not mean that you are not a virgin. Even though you have been fingered until you have been penetrated by a penis you remain a virgin by today's definition of virginity.
One of the protections this law offers is the protection of a parent forcing a daughter to have a female exam to see if she is still a virgin, meaning is her Hymen intact. Any female over the age of 14 cannot be forced into an examination of her reproductive system and she cannot be forced to undergo an abortion either. She has total control over her reproductive system once she reaches the age of 14 by Federal called HIPPA
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In the United States, no. That would be illegal. The doctor would not do that. If they did (and they won't) they'd be committing a federal crime.
More importantly, no doctor who claims to be able to tell a woman has been fingered by looking at her vagina should be trusted. Doctors can't actually know that with certainty. It's not a real thing, and only dishonest doctors engage in that sort of shaming.
In the US, your rights as a patient are protected by HIPPA. Your right to privacy means the doctors cannot speak to your parents about your health or treatment unless you give them permission to.
It's best to be completely honest with your doctor about your sexual activity. Part of your doctor's role should be to give you good advice, and help keep you safe and healthy.
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