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Should I speak up and get tested?
I'm female, 16 years old. I'm really worried because I've had symptoms like discharge, odor, and bleeding/brown stuff for like the past 3 months. I haven't ever been tested for anything and I regret it.
I've been in a bad relationship for a while and he's had sex with other girls and I've had sex with 2 other guys.
I'm wondering if I should let my mom know and go get tested (because I fear that I'm putting it off for too long... and I don't want things to get worse). Do you think I should? Or should I just wait for these "symptoms" to go away?
I'm scared and it's kinda embarrassing. Please try to put yourself in my place :/ thanks.
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Yes, you need to be seen by a doctor and be tested for STDs and HIV. The sooner you do this the better off you will be. You should schedule an appointment with a Gynecologist ASAP.
As to telling your mother. That is entirely up to you. You do not have to in order to see a doctor. By law you have medical confidentiality for just such reasons as you have right now. So you can go to a doctor and get treatment.
The law, called HIPPA, gives you medical confidentiality; meaning you can see a doctor in private without your mother in the exam room. Your doctor may NOT release any information to anyone, including your parents without your written permission. You will be asked to sign a HIPPA form at the doctors office. Read it carefully and do not allow anyone to force you to waive your rights under the law, which is unlawful for them to do so.
If you wish to tell your mother that you need to see a doctor and what you tell her is entirely up to you. Since you were 14 you have had total medical confidentiality over you medical condition as it relates to your reproductive system. Congress passed this in the HIPPA law just so that young women like you could seek medical help when needed.
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I know this is embarrassing, but you need to get it taken care of right away. This isn't going to go away on its own.
I know you didn't ask about this, but do you think maybe it is time to get out of this relationship where you are both busy cheating on each other? It is only hurting you.
Even if both you and the other person in this relationship were using condoms, condoms do NOT stop HPV (genital warts/cancer) or herpes from spreading.
What you guys are doing is a recipe for disease and disaster.
If you go in and get treated for whatever you have now, could you do me a favor? Could you stop doing this before you end up dying of AIDS, becoming infertile from various other STDs, or doing something else that is going to forever ruin your life before you are even old enough to vote?
Please, PLEASE think about this. It is obvious from your writing skills that you are smart enough to understand you are headed to a bad place in life.
I hope the testing goes well. Be sure to get your mom on board, and get the testing done as soon as possibly possible.
Good luck!
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If this has been an on going problem for 3 months, You need to schedule an appointment with a Gynecologist. You could have discharge, STD, You could even have a bacterial infection and not even be aware of it. Tell mom and ask her to make an appointment, Something like this can easily be treated with medication.
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