Birth control. help with parents?

Question

So i'm 18 years old and i'm thinking i should really have birth control pills. The problem is that i would have to go through my parents health insurance to get it. My parents aren't keen on the idea of me having birth control because they think i'll go buck wild having s*x because i'm on it. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to talk to them? i've said numerous times that i'm not going to go around sleeping with everyone but they truly don't trust me. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Answer 1

You're 18. You need a yearly physical down there starting at 18 whether or NOT you're sexually active. If you really want BC pills, you can talk to your doctor while you're there -- get some samples & a prescription for something cheapcheapcheap, then pay for it out of pocket.

But you have to get a pap smear and all that every year anyway ... I just got mine today! Go ahead and look it up -- Seventeen magazine is where I first read that info (it was my backup plan if I ever were in your situation)

Answer 2

I have met this sort of situation before,here is the resource I found helpful.http://health-insurance.onlinebestoffer....

Answer 3

You are an adult, buy some for yourself. Or say that you are sick of having pimples and terrible cramps and that Birth Control helps reduce these things.  

Answer 4

At 18, you are an adult and can go to  dr on your own to get birth control. It will show up on their insurance, but when it does, just say to them, i truly thought this was the best thing for me.

  Are they going to say they would rather you be pregnant ?   Perhaps it would help to explain to your parents that you don't want to catch any STD's so you are also using condoms :)  right?

unfortunately, no parent would be keen on a child geting on birth control pills because then they think they are 'really' having s*x.

Answer 5

I think it's gonna depend on why you want them....

If you're not having s*x, then do you have heavy periods? Cramps? Acne? hormone problems? It might come across to them that you are getting them just to be on them - which I could see veto-ing.  You need a GOOD (like, parental good :p ) reason to go on them.

If they simply won't do it, go to Planned Parenthood and see what they have that is affordable - and pay for it yourself.