What rights do I really have?
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Considering you are under the age of 18 your mother does have the right to be in the room. Talk to your Dr. and ask if its okay to speak with him/her alone.
Trust me though it is a great thing to have your mother there, I personally am a single parent and had my son at 24y/o and I to this day do not second guess my mother being my backbone through my pregnancy and after(my son is now 22mos.)
Good Luck!!
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Technically she has the right to be there, however, if you wish to speak to the doctor alone, talk to him/her when your mom leaves for the exam. Let the doc know you wish to speak to him alone as soon as she leaves and that everything you say you want to be confidential. He/she will not tell your mom everything you said, it's a violation of the law and could lose his license. I'm sure the doctor would be more than willing to speak to you this way. Privacy issues are a big deal these days, so don't be afraid to speak to the doctor about anything, that's what they are there for.
Depends in which country that you are in. If you are able to make sound judgements, you have every right for privacy. Your mother may accompany you to the clinic but she may leave the room during your actual check-up. If you are comfortable with it, it is advisable to have someone else besides yourself and the physician during your first exam to make sure that all goes well.
Good luck.
sry but she does hav the right to be in there
you are under 18 so she shold be in there. trust me you want you mom with you good luck
Honey ,I took my son to the doctors one time , I went in with him but when it came time for the exam they made me leave they said something about a law. So she may not be allowed in anyways. But when she goes out tell the doctor how you feel. Or tell the nurse when she takes you back to the room how you feel about your mother being in there maybe she will ask her to wait in the waiting room. GOOD LUCK!
jlynn,
All humans have the right of Doctor/Patient Privilege. I had this situation accrue with my daughter at age 15 years old. The ob/gyn told me I had to leave unless my daughter gave her permission for me to stay.
Well, at first I was surprised. Then I figured that if I was there and the doctor was asking her questions that she would be embarrassed to answer in front of me then the whole appointment wasn't worth it. She might have had a problem, she really didn't want to share with me and needed to have answered correctly and honestly. If I were you and didn't want to be confronted in front of your Mother and be put on the SPOT since you already know she wants to be with you, I would call the Doctor in advance of your appointment and request to speak to him/her over the Phone and tell them how you feel. That way they will do, as my daughter's doctor did for her. He just asked (insisted) that I leave until she and he could speak and the exam. But he would not answer any questions that didn't have to relate to anything except if there would have been problems with her health. And he said "that's the law for everyone, even minors". And now I am glad he did. Good Luck, sweety!!
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