Can teens get treated for STDs without their parents consent?

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A person 16 yrs and above can give consent to treatment. But physician are bound to treat anyone at any age in emergency situation. Physician always keep confidential about personal history.

But a disease may affect others, if history not disclose, then physician may disclose any personal history for the goodness of society. If a patient suffered from HIV,physician should informed to his/her life partner for awareness to prevent transmission it to others. So physician should inform parent to treat STD in teen for awareness,prevention,education about disease.

But teen seek treatment from a physician without consent of parents.

Yes, it vary from country to country and state to state. In LA, it is a must.

Yes, they can. I also believe that the teens under 18 can go to the Health Department or free clinic for earlier treatment. Because STDs in youth are such a substantial problem, Free clinic: yourstdhelp.com/free_clinic_locator.html).

You can't get copies of medical records, file the insurance, etc.Without the parental signature. Sexually active teens (under the age of 18) should get an STD check-up at least once a year. Teens who think they might have an STD or find out that a sex partner has an STD should started treatment right away without any approval from anybody.

Teens and young people are at the highest risk for most STDs, especially the common bacterial infections, chlamydia and gonorrhea. Recently, there were more than 24,000 cases of chlamydia and more than 5,000 cases of gonorrhea among youth ages 15-24 in L.A.County. Other STDs recorded were herpes and HPV - the virus that causes genital warts and can also lead to cervical cancer, is also very high.

One in four young women in the U.S. Ages 14-19 is infected with at least one common STD. http://www.lapublichealth.org/std/parents.htm Read more: Can teenagers under 18 get treated for STD's like chlamydia and such without parental consent. | Answerbag http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1006290#ixzz0pIvumJvK.

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