In most states, once you are 13, you can get checked and tested for STDs without a parent's involvement. Many family doctors or pediatricians will agree to treat their teen patients confidentially. That means they won't tell parents or anyone else unless you say it's OK.
How do I tell my parents I might have an STD?
Originally Answered: How can I tell my parents that I may have contracted a STD? OK, so this is deceptively simple. You just say “Mom/Dad, my junk itches/burns/smells. I need to go to the doctor.” No need for further details.
Can doctors tell when you caught an STD?
The only way to be sure about whether or not you have an STD is to get tested and examined at a doctor's office or health clinic. Many STDs don't have obvious symptoms. Lots of people don't even know they have an STD until their doctor discovers it. Even a bump that looks like an ingrown hair could be something more.
Do doctors have to tell you if you have a STD?
The responsibility for STD reporting and partner notification currently lies in the hands of individual states there is no universal “duty to warn” law in place at the present time, although STD diagnoses do sometimes trigger actions beyond the physician's care of their patient and may involve consideration of the
Can you go to the doctors alone at 16?
Originally Answered: Can someone under 18 schedule their own doctor's appointment? In the US, a person 16 or over does not need parental consent for mental health treatment.