I had unprotected sex 4 years ago, and I always would get an itch in the urethra. That was my only sexual encounter. I have never had any discharge, but I have had pimples on my shaft b4, which I believe is from sp(glands under the skin). Lately I have noticed the tickle alot more. I am deciding to go visit a doctor finally. I am 18, and have been out of a job for sometime, which means I rely on my parents $ at the moment. Is there any way to do this without my parents finding out? A family doctor? Or a clinic?
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Originally Posted By: dotd50I had unprotected sex 4 years ago, and I always would get an itch in the urethra. That was my only sexual encounter. I have never had any discharge, but I have had pimples on my shaft b4, which I believe is from sp(glands under the skin). Lately I have noticed the tickle alot more. I am deciding to go visit a doctor finally. I am 18, and have been out of a job for sometime, which means I rely on my parents $ at the moment. Is there any way to do this without my parents finding out? A family doctor? Or a clinic? An organization like Planned Parenthood might be able to help. Or you can use this site.
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What if I went to a family doctor? The medication would cost. Could I go saying I have a urinary tract infection, then when I walk into the docs office say im worried about an std? Im 18, it has to be confedential.
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You can certainly do that. Indeed, it could possibly be a urinary tract infection.
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I hope it turns out well.
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One question. What exactly will the doctor do to me? Do swabs hurt? Will I have to take a blood test? What about test results? Who will they call?thx!
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To test for a urinary tract infection, they will want a urine sample. To test for urethritis, including gonorrhoea, the doctor will take a urethral swab, and I believe they are indeed uncomfortable. Other STDs are usually tested by blood test.Since you are 18, the test results will not be sent to anyone else. Normally the doctor will want you to make a second appointment, where the results are discussed and treatment prescribed.
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What about treatment cost? Isnt that wrong for the doctor not to inform the parents on what they are paying for? If I did have an std, and if I needed antibiotics.
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The doctor doesn't know who is paying unless you tell him, and even then it shouldn't matter.Mind you, some doctors don't respect their patients' privacy as they ought.
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Oh ok. What do you mean they dont respect them?I used to be on doryx for about 1 month. I dont see how an std could still be living. It was for acne treatment. I will make an appointment probably in November or early December.
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"What do you mean they don't respect them?"As in they don't care about doctor-patient confidentiality and they, supposedly after a few nudges and pushes, they'll spill, or they won't be mature about sensitive problems. Respect? Means loyalty/commitment to a certain thing, or taking serious things seriously/just as any regular job without a word of, this may be the wrong word choice, dissent.
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Couldn't they get in real trouble for that?
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Once a patient turns 18, the doctor should not be telling the patient's parents anything without authorisation. However when it's a doctor who has been treating the family for ever, some doctors forget that circumstances have changed; or they may be reluctant to stay silent in the face of parental insistence on knowing, since the parents may take their business elsewhere. It's a breach of doctor-patient confidentiality and it shouldn't happen, but regrettably it too often does.It's safest to go to another doctor and pay yourself, if you can.