Tuesday, February 16, 2010

how can i get tested for HIV/AIDS without my parents knowing

how can i get tested for HIV/AIDS without my parents knowing?
my doctors office is right down the street (i can walk there), but im afraid that if i go there, they'll tell my parents that i went for a HIV/AIDS test. i dont think i have it, but since watching the movie 'girl, positive' on lifetime, i want to get tested to be sure. since im 18, can i go to my doctors office and have this be strictly confidential? with no evidence that i was there at all?????
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1 :
Many community health centers will do it for free. If you are 18 they cannot disclose your treatment to your parents unless it'll be billed to your parents.
2 :
go to planned parenthood, they will test confidentially...you could make it a date with a friend and get tested together!
3 :
If your 18, you are legal age. They won't tell your parents unless you ask them too. I'm happy to hear you want to be tested, more young people should, and by the way I watched that movie too.
4 :
ask if its confidential, whch it shud b. they do it for free and in my hospital you get the results before you leave.
5 :
You can have testing done at your doctor's office, the testing is confidential. (You would either pay for the testing or have them bill your insurance company.) You can also have free or low cost testing done at your local health department or Planned Parenthood. You can check the website hivtest.org to find free test sites in your area. In any case, testing is confidential. Results can not be released to anyone, including your parents, without your written permission. Your parents can't be told that you were there for the testing, either.

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