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A member asked:
Should i take my 16 year old to see a gynecologist before or after she becomes sexually active ?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Guidelines: now recommend PAP smears at age 21, regardless if one has had sex or not. As far as establishing care, it might not be a bad idea to get your daughter to see any doctor to have them discuss the potential consequences of having sex including infections and pregnancy. This would also be an appropriate time to educate on safe sex and birth control options, coming from a health care provider.
Answered 11/21/2014
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Is your daughter 16 : or 18 ? Who needs a GYN exam for pelvic pain & irregular menses ? At 18 you sign all medico- legal forms even if on parents' insurance.In some states minors can seek birth control & OB/GYN care without parental permission. Planned Parenthood, pediatricians, family medicine doctors, adolescent specialists & GYN's educate teens on safe sex.& test for STI's. All, even PP, advocate abstinence at 16.
Answered 11/22/2014
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Your primary doctor: Should be able to evaluate your daughter now, offer HPV vaccination, STD And sexual reproduction counseling. Sometimes parents may not what happens outside their house
Answered 11/21/2014
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