What happens at the doctors appointment (Birth Control??)
Hi!
Have finally booked an appointment to find out about which birth control is best for me.
What happens at the appointment? What type of questions can i expect?
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks!
Have finally booked an appointment to find out about which birth control is best for me.
What happens at the appointment? What type of questions can i expect?
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks!
Your doctor will probably ask you if you're sexually active, and why you feel you need contraception. He or she will talk you through many types of contraception and will give you the pros, cons and possible side effects of all of them. Feel free to drop in any comments you have, you're the one that's using the contraception! They can't make you choose a certain type or anything If there is a specific type of contraception you want to go on, e.g. The pill, then let them know that. If they ask why just say why, like it could be because that's most convenient for you or whatever And then they'll probably prescribe you your contraception or plan your contraception further (if you're having something like a coil). Won't take too long at all, nothing to be bothered about! Good luckkkk x
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If there is a specific type of contraception you want to go on, e.g. The pill, then let them know that. If they ask why just say why, like it could be because that's most convenient for you or whatever And then they'll probably prescribe you your contraception or plan your contraception further (if you're having something like a coil). Won't take too long at all, nothing to be bothered about! Good luckkkk xThis was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App
Thank you
They will also ask about your family's medical history.
Tbh I would go to your local CASH or sexual health walk in or brook clinic about this, as they do this every day and will be able to talk you through everything in more detail, and show you what coils and implants look like before they go in. They will also be better at putting you at ease as they deal with this every day and will ask the right questions to find out what is best for you. They will probably ask about your periods, if you're sexually active, how often you have sex, if its with one partner or more, how are you at remembering to take pills, how do you feel about potentially not having periods...
GP = general practitioner... emphasis on the general, they'll know a bit about everything and might specialise in a few things.
When i went to my doctor about having a coil fitted they just told me to go to the cash clinic. They are most likely to offer you the pill, not because its necessarily the best option for you, but because its the easiest option for them.
GP = general practitioner... emphasis on the general, they'll know a bit about everything and might specialise in a few things.
When i went to my doctor about having a coil fitted they just told me to go to the cash clinic. They are most likely to offer you the pill, not because its necessarily the best option for you, but because its the easiest option for them.
Original post by Kabloomybuzz
Tbh I would go to your local CASH or sexual health walk in or brook clinic about this, as they do this every day and will be able to talk you through everything in more detail, and show you what coils and implants look like before they go in. They will also be better at putting you at ease as they deal with this every day and will ask the right questions to find out what is best for you. They will probably ask about your periods, if you're sexually active, how often you have sex, if its with one partner or more, how are you at remembering to take pills, how do you feel about potentially not having periods...
GP = general practitioner... emphasis on the general, they'll know a bit about everything and might specialise in a few things.
When i went to my doctor about having a coil fitted they just told me to go to the cash clinic. They are most likely to offer you the pill, not because its necessarily the best option for you, but because its the easiest option for them.
GP = general practitioner... emphasis on the general, they'll know a bit about everything and might specialise in a few things.
When i went to my doctor about having a coil fitted they just told me to go to the cash clinic. They are most likely to offer you the pill, not because its necessarily the best option for you, but because its the easiest option for them.
Thanks for the info! But It's actually the university doctors I am going to. We don't have a CASH clinic around here, everything goes through the University Doctors
Lol, this all seems very detailed. Mine just said "So you want the pill then? Here's a prescription, leave it into the pharmacy. Bye."
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Original post by Anonymous
Thanks for the info! But It's actually the university doctors I am going to. We don't have a CASH clinic around here, everything goes through the University Doctors
Are you sure about that? Have you looked? most places have a sexual health clinic, or are you quite out of the way?
Unless you have done some research yourself and have a good idea what you might want, the doctor is most likely to just give you the pill, because its easier for them. They probably won't consider whether something else is better for you unless you have a medical condition that could be problematic
(edited 11 years ago)
Update: Had the appointment this morning. Really simple and he didn't ask many questions, except why I want the pill, and whether I was any good at remembering to take pills etc... Put it into the pharamacy and got the pill 5 mins late! Very Happy with the service
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