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Re: Birthcontrol,Can a parent force a minor child to use it???
From: jwang,MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 7 Aug 2000 15:49:57 -0500 (CDT)
Certainly, make an appointment to see a gyn. You need to have level
headed advice since this is such a shock to you and your family. At
present, be supportive to your daughter and try not to force anything on
her. She is certainly more scred than you are. Make sure you get her
in to see someone, get all the info she needs, and chances are she will
be able to do the right thing. You may need to be more alert as to her
activities and friends in the future. Good luck.
At Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Claudia Twisdale RN wrote:
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>Most definitely get a pregnancy test, or better yet make her gyn
>appointment, for pregnancy test and pap smear. At that point she can
>talk to gyn about birth control options. No you can not "force" her to
>use implant or depo. It sounds as if perhaps daughter wants to be
>pregnant. Unfortunately many younger ladies feel the same as your
>daughter. My best advice is to have a long talk with her regarding safe
>sex and birth control options. If she is going to be grown up enough
>for sex, then she needas to be grown up enough for birth control and STD
>protection. (I know easier said than done). Keep the lines of
>communication open, keep talking, and keep praying!
>
>At Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Anita wrote:
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>>Hello. My daughter, is 16 years old, and my worst nightmare
>>has arrived. My daughter's boyfriend went to jail, and the
>>boys mother came to me and said that her son said, that my
>>daughter is pregnant by him. I asked my daughter if this
>>was true and she said " I think i am". Unfortunalty i never
>>kept track of my daughters periods because, i never felt i
>>had a reason to, and if she need'd any sanitary napkins, i'd
>>just go and get them for her.
>> My daughter said, she thinks she's pregnant, what do i do?
>>God in heaven, i'm so scared for her, this isnt what i wanted for her.
>>She's just A BABY herself. SHE said its been
>>more than a month since her last period, but for the life of me, i think
>>its only been around 3 weeks... so, how soon
>>can i buy a pregnancy kit, or is that advisable? and is there anything
>>else i should be doing at this point? If my
>>daughter is not pregnant, i want to put her on the implant, but she said
>>NO, considering she's a MINOR, can i force her to get the implant or the
>>depro provera injection, considering i am her mother and she is a
>>minor???
>>I'd really be interested in hearing what you have to say, regarding all
>>this. I love my daughter, and i want whats BEST for her.
>> Thank-you and have a wonderful day.
--
J Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine
>**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only
>and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
>This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
>consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options
>and/or interventions.>
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