Can you get the pill without parental consent?
Thursday, April 1st, 2010 at
8:17 pm
I’m 13 and i want to go on the pill.
i had thought about it because i have really bad acne, but also because i can’t stand having my period.
I have really bad anxiety & severe depression and it gets so much worse when i have PMS, which i get really badly.
I don’t want to ask my mum because she already thinks my boyfriend and i are having sex, but we’re not.
So would it be possible for my GP to prescribe the pill ?
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Nope. not unless you’re over legal age, hun.
Talk to your parents about it. I’m sure they will understand.
If you tell your mom why you want it, she’ll probably understand.
And if you’re a virgin and she thinks you’re having sex, tell her she can take you to a doctor to see if your Hyman has been broken.
Most mothers won’t go as far as actually doing it if the daughter offers.
In most places yes. But whether they will or not is another matter. It might not be the best thing for you at 13, if you’re not having sex. It might not fix your hormonal problems, it can cause bad side effects on its own, it could make your anxiety and depression worse because it does that for a lot of women.
Just ask your Mum to take you to the doctor about your periods and acne, see what the doctor prescribes/recommends. That way your mother won’t be suspicious, and you might get better help than the pill (unless he doctor thinks the pill is best, in which case if the doctor brings it up your mother might be okay with it).
If she won’t take you then yes go by yourself and see what they say. Try a clinic near you if you can’t ge to your GP.
at 13 your body is still changing and growing. Most doctors, while not wanting you refuse birth control, probably wont prescribe it for your safety. While they haven’y found a reason why not having your period is bad, I think at 13 you shouldn’t really be messing with what your body does naturally.
You could ask for medication to deal with your PMS.
Keep in mind that some people experience serious depression *while* taking birth control as a side effect.