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Re: doctor patient confidentiality under the age of 18From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:46:05 -0600 (CST)
At Mon, 3 Feb 2003, meg wrote: > >i am 16 and going to the gyn for the first time. i am not a virgin but >cannot let my parents know this. when the gyn asks if im a virgin, if i >say no and ask her to not tell my parents, and my parents happen to ask >her if i am a virgin. is she able to tell them im not a virgin since im >under 18? or does she have to tell them i am a virgin since i have asked >her to not tell my parents? I don't know where you live, but to the best of my knowledge, in the U.S. the doctor would not be able to discuss anything with your parents without your permission. Are you using your parents' insurance? They may be sent a claims summary from the insurer and may want to know what the visit is about. If they call the doctor, most doctors will tell them to ask you, but there's no guarantee this will happen. If you want confidentiality,you might want to try Planned Parenthood.
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