Question... Need Some Advice Posted: 03-02-07 12:51pm
Okay, so I'm currently not on any form of
birth control and I'm trying desperately
to get an appointment with a doctor so
that I can get a prescription. I cannot
find any doctors available by appointment,
and I cannot see my family doctor for
months so I was wondering if you could get
a prescription for birth control by going
to a walk in clinic... it seems a little
weird to me because I only go to a walk in
clinic when I'm well.. sick... but I
really would like to start taking it as
soon as possible and I don't want to have
to wait for my family doctor... what
should I do?
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Tylanas
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Re: Question... Need Some Advice Posted: 03-02-07 14:27pm
target
wrote:
Okay, so I'm currently not
on any form of birth control and I'm
trying desperately to get an appointment
with a doctor so that I can get a
prescription. I cannot find any doctors
available by appointment, and I cannot see
my family doctor for months so I was
wondering if you could get a prescription
for birth control by going to a walk in
clinic... it seems a little weird to me
because I only go to a walk in clinic when
I'm well.. sick... but I really would like
to start taking it as soon as possible and
I don't want to have to wait for my family
doctor... what should I
do?
it depends on your age and whether or not
you are sexually active. if you are 18 or
older, or you are already sxually active,
then you will be required to get a pap
smear at most clinics.
A pap smear is a totally normal, boring
procedure! You get poked, prodded,
whatever. It's nothing to stress over!
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lmw
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 48 Location: calgary
Posted: 03-02-07 19:17pm
you can go to a family planning
clinic....thats what i did
they will give it to you and you dont have
to get a pap test right away.
i was like you, and didnt want to go to a
walk in and i didnt want to see my family
doctor.
a family planning clinic is good because
the ppl there treat you well and you dont
feel uncomfortable.
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Auzzie_Wanting_To_Help
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Feb 2007 Posts: 214 Location: Australia
Posted: 03-02-07 20:27pm
Please do not have sex until you have
obtained the pill! You dont want to fall
in the position that alot of others have
on this forum when they are waiting to see
if they are pregnant with an unwanted
pregnancy!
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Kris1230
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 4
Posted: 03-07-07 00:18am
If you are young and on a college campus
then they offer papsmears and you can get
birthcontrol through them. Thats what I
did, you can usually get an appointment
rather quickly and birthcontrol cheaply
without it being on parents insurance.
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forever16
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Posts: 76
Posted: 03-07-07 03:33am
I got my birth control pills from the
youth clinic at the hospital.
im sure walk in clinics u can gt them at
but u will have to pay alot of money for
an exam, for me i went to a walk in for
aphysical when i was moving because my reg
dr didnt have an appt till way later. But
i had to pay $85 for it, since my
insurance wouldnt cover it because i wasnt
referred to them but i had the money at
the time and wanted it done asap to get
over here to germany. I have tricare with
the military , not sure if all insurance
works that way . I think even your local
health department u can get birth control.
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