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I'm 17. my mom is taking me to the gynecologist next week. if they find anything, will they tell her? i don't want her to know i'm sexually active.
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Confidentiality: When you see the OB-GYN MD as a patient, you are ethically entitled to solitary Doctor/Patient Confidentiality which means that whatever is said or done between you cannot be told to anyone including Mom without your expressed permission.
Answered 6/26/2014
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