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Will my friend's parents find out she has gone to get birth control through her insurance?

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Question - (4 August 2011) 3 Answers - (Newest, 4 August 2011)
A female United States age 30-35, anonymous writes:

hi, i'm from illinois and a friend of mine is wanting to go to a health clinic to get birth control without her parents knowing, either planned parenthood or the health clinic. i looked up info for her and at planned parenthood it says you may need a pap and/or breast exam plus you need to take your insurance card. my friend is obviously under her parents insurance so if she takes the card with her wont it show up on the insurance bill that she went to either of the clinics for a pap and ordered birth control?

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A male reader, Fatherly Advice United States + , writes (4 August 2011):

Fatherly Advice agony auntHonestly as a parent, I might never see it. The insurance sends papers about everything. There are so many I hardly look at them unless something is wrong.

Your parents may vary.

In some states parent/ guardian notification is the law. you may want to ask about that as well.

Just another parent note. I'd like to know if my daughter needed that. The connected decisions deserve parental support.

FA

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (4 August 2011):

The insurance card is just for paying for some of the money it costs to get your pills. When I went into the clinic I had to get a pap smear and breast examination and I have to go back once a year to get them done. When me and my mom went to the pharmacy to pick up my pills, my mom gave them our blue cross insurance card and it paid for over half the amount of the cost of my pills and yes it did show up on the bill. On the other hand, the pap test and breast examination have no cost. Just pay for the pills with your own money or just tell your parents. Telling your parents is the best thing you can do in that situation.

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A female reader, chigirl Norway +, writes (4 August 2011):

chigirl agony auntNot if the clinic is for free I believe, as there'd be no bill. Or even if there was maybe it is possible to pay in cash.

Anyway, a pap smear or breast examination isn't common when you get birth control. If they want to do that it would be for a specific reason, the only normal thing they do when you want birth control pills is to check your blood pressure.

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