Teenager go9ng to gp alone

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What age is ok for teenager to go to gp alone. Dd is 14 and I let her go on her own. I was just when others started to allow this .

Sorry title should say going *

What so your DD would be more inclined to lie and hide the truth so mummy doesn't get upset?

I don't think its uncommon for teenagers to go on the pill without the parent knowing though. I should think gp can look up family history if need be

Op knew she was going if there was anything pressing she could be told or the dd can just tell the gp she doesn’t know, I’ve often told the gp I don’t know my family history and they can make decisions based on the not knowing.
14 is not a crazy age to start knowing about family health, she could be living on her own in a few years.

That's fine . Your the child's parent.

For me the not bothered thing means she's happy for me to go with her so nothing to hide . Also she's happy to go alone. She could have made the appointment nor told me and just gone in the pill without saying a word . But she's told Me she did not have to.

How did they check her BP? Can we please get back to proper face to face appointments for patients. This is poor management. You get so much from a patient's body language which when putting young girls on the pill is important. (My rant is at the medical profession not you @Stirmish I'm a retired GP and we were very strict on what was suitable for phone appointments.....they can be very useful. )

Mothers like OneSparklyPeachDreamer are why all my friends went to the sexual health clinic to get the pill.

Dd had her blood taken at the chemist .after that made appointment for gp . Seems odd as the blood pressure was over a week ago . Then she's seeing gp next week. Seems pointless

It’s up to the teen surely? Just make her aware there may be questions about family history she might not know, and of course offer to go with her. I went on the pill at 15 for acne; my mum was aware.

My parents worked full time and the GP was walkable from our house so I went on my own as soon as I started secondary school.

I also went and got the pill on my own at 14.

I don’t think it’s clear that something is going on. I started going to doctors appointments alone at about that age because I felt weird and childish talking to the doctor with my mum there 🤷‍♀️

At 14 she's old enough it to be entirely up to her.

She'd have been able to go to the GP behind your back regardless, sit's good that she is happy to be open about it and discuss this with you. As you say, you'd go with her if she wanted.

For those saying she should be accompanied because she doesn't know the full family health history... well she will be an adult soon and may well be going to a GP on her own at uni, for example, so now is a very good time to tell her! Her parents should inform her of any history that is likely to be important.

You could say the same about a 19 year old. Would you insist on accompanying them to the doctor as well?

If there are important things that she needs to know in terms of family health history, then her parents should tell her. She will need to know it in future, so what's the issue?

I’m not really sure how relevant family history is for the pill anyway? I don’t think anyone’s ever asked me.

I went with DD when she went on the pill at around that age, and the doctor wanted to see her on her own for part of the appointment presumably in case there were things DD didn’t want me to know. I thought that was really good.

I went to the gp with my mum when I was 16 and the gp made my mum leave! My mum was furious and she left while making huffing and tutting noises. I was anaemic and the gp wanted to check I wasn't pregnant.

My gp surgery on their website it says under 14s need an adult to accompany them.

so 14+ they’re obviously fine in the vast majority of cases.

The Fraser guidelines (from Gillick Competency) are used in exactly these situations so have a read it

(Example) what would happen if an under 14 thought they were pregnant. Wanted help but was scared to tell her parents. What would she do .

I think she can go alone for that reason? However, when my son went to the GP at a similar age he wanted to go in alone and the doctor wouldn't let him as he couldn't be examined without an adult present.

You should really still be aware of this kind of thing at 14. Purely to safeguard her.

The fact she's saying she wants to go on the pill would make me wonder if the reason she is giving is the full story.

At the very youngest going to the GP by self at 16.

At 14 I'd be wondering if there was neglect at home tbh.

Look at the Fraser Guidelines it sets out exactly how this is suppose to work.

as a GP stated earlier that is the approach

Neglect really?

For dd . She had problems with her period for a long time so I'm 99% sure that's the reason why.

(If) it was not the full story and she was sexually active what then ?