To disappointed with this doctor's comments and want to raise the issue with the practice?

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Tool DD to the doctors to tall about getting the pill as sge wants to start having sex with BF.

Doctor's advice was to use extra precautions for first 7 days.

Surely he should be advising condom use AND pill? All the times we've spoken about things I've stressed the need for both. Always. She understands. Wgat if he's giving this advice to all?

AIBU?

Presumably your DD told you she was ready to have a sexual relationship with her bf and you both discussed/researched the different types of contraception available, and the pros and cons of each of them - such as the fact that the pill doesn't offer protection against STIs/STDs.

It says in the leaflet you get with your box of pills that only condoms protect against STDs. She can also research this on the internet and I'm also assuming she'd have had a safe sex talk at school and well as with you by now.

So I think YABU, sorry.

OP the GP is not a sexual health advisor. Your DD went in asking for the contraceptive pill and the focus of his time in the consultation would be to ensure this would be a safe medication to prescribe for her. Not 'mention' the need for condoms which the vast vast majority of young people are advised about in sex end in school. If he mentioned it to your DD he would have to mention it to all women coming in for the pill, no doubt causing offence to many!!!!

YABVU. The NHS is on its knees. Don't expect perfection.

What Theredjellybean said with bells on.
YabRu (r for ridiculously). If your daughter is old enough to be in a sexual relationship she is old enough to realise the pill does not protect against STIs. Expecting the GP to take full responsibility for this is ridiculous and just because the GP didn't say it doesn't mean you can't. This view that GPs are responsible for everything drives me mad!

How old is your Daughter OP? This all sounds a bit strange to me. If your daughter wanted you to go to the Drs with her she sounds very immature.

YABU. A complaint is ott. I dont think they tell you all of that stuff no matter what your age. If you are unhappy, just mention it by letter without actually going the whole hog.
The 'use a condom for the first 7 days' is because thats how long it takes the pill to start working.
If there is a separate sexual health clinic, they would be more likely to do all the other explanations you were expecting.

OP........i think you're pissed off/not happy that your daughter is having sex at her age.
I think you feel powerless to do anything other than support her even though it isn't what you want her to be doing right now.

i think you're looking for somebody to lash out at and take responsibility for any future fuck-up that your dd may land herself in....and the poor GP is the only one - other than yourself - that you can try and blame this on.....

Safe sex is covered in schools, magazines, written media, tv, movies, adverts and health centers/GP surgeries and social situations. NOBODY who has made the decision to have sex has the excuse of saying 'i didn't know - nobody told me'.

Get her registered at a Family Planning Clinic - they were set up for a good reason. They will ensure that everything your dd needs to know is covered in DETAIL and will offer her free condoms every time she goes there - in fact you will then probably complain that they treat your dd like she doesn't have any common sense! They will remind her about getting tested for std's each time she changes sexual partners/has a ONS, if she needs emergency contraception they will go through this in detail with her to prevent a repeat episode, they will remind her to stay upto date with smear tests. In the event of a pregnancy they will be able to go through this in detail with her and offer her the support she may need.

These centers were created to devote the time and attention that is needed to deal with this side of life. GP surgeries do their best but come on - they have a whole community to serve re all kinds of stuff. People are finding it difficult enough to get timely appointments with their GP as it is.....

The GP was asked to prescribe the pill. They did this, with accurate and appropriate advice about requiring additional protection for the first 7 days. If your DD wants to be extra safe by using a barrier method too, that's great. But the GP is under no obligation to suggest that she do so and will be aware that most people in a monogamous relationship ditch the condoms once they're on the pill and that for many this is the whole point of going on it in the first place.

The GP will also be aware that your DD (unless home schooled or not in education for some reason) will have received educational sessions on the different methods of contraception, STDs, pregnancy etc. from their School Nursing Team.

Also, as your DD specifically requested the pill, instead of going in to discuss her contraceptive options, the GP was reasonable to assume that she would have a vague idea of what the pill actually does, what it's for etc, especially as she was accompanied by a parent who also has a responsibility to have these conversations.

If you wanted a more comprehensive discussion around STD's and the advantages and limitations of various methods of contraception then you would have been better off booking an appointment at the Integrated Sexual Health Clinic. A 10 minute GP consultation can't be expected to address all the many, many myths and misconceptions around sexual health and the fact that the pill doesn't protect against STI's is common knowledge. Yes, there might be a few kids who don't know. But I've also worked with kids who thought that you can't get pregnant if you have sex in the bath and that condoms can be re-used if washed after sex...you can't eliminate all risk, there has to be an element of personal responsibility.