Quick Question

[PillPeddler]

This may be a stupid question but my exam is coming up and needed some help:

What do you do in the situation where a 13 year old comes to your office for birth control? what obligations do you have to the parents and the patient? And obviously what is the step 1 medically appropriate answer?

and if you could elaborate in regards to how this answer may change if the patient is 16 and then subsequently 18

Any help would be great, thanks in advance....

[RussianJoo]

Originally Posted by PillPeddler

This may be a stupid question but my exam is coming up and needed some help:

What do you do in the situation where a 13 year old comes to your office for birth control? what obligations do you have to the parents and the patient? And obviously what is the step 1 medically appropriate answer?

and if you could elaborate in regards to how this answer may change if the patient is 16 and then subsequently 18

Any help would be great, thanks in advance....

I can answer the 18 part that's easy..... if they're 18 they're adults in the eyes of the law. so whatever they say you do.

[PillPeddler]

thanks for the response, i pretty much figured the 18 one out...i was just wondering about the 13 year old part because i heard thats a scenario that has is currently in the question banks...

[RussianJoo]

I am sure the behavioral science book that you're using to study from will have that scenario in it.

[montrealdoc]

A physician can give condoms to minors without parental consent