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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I remember a friend of mine with a daughter turning 12 or 13 saying that she was asked about her sexual orientation during the "parent out of the room" portion of the exam. The question to her was, apparently "Do you like boys, or girls, or both?"

Frankly, why is this assumed to be a concern for the pediatrician? Why is it assumed that they are going to beable to do jack squat if that kids orientation is a problem with their parents? What are they going to do, call social services because the patient cant tell mom they are gay?

I get that its a good thing to have trusted adults that arent your parents, but the choice of pediatrician is strange to me. They arent psychologists or social workers. They cant do anything to help their patient with their psychological issues if the kid cant be honest with their parent. Because if there is a problem with the kid and their parents, the pediatirician telling the parent your kid needs counseling would be not a good idea. Right?

What are we thinking here?[/quote]
Are you really this dumb that you don't realize that advice on sex will differ based on the answer the teen gives?  That's a medical issue. SMH.[/quote]

Are you really its dumb that you don't realize advice on sex will differ based on whether the teen feels FREE to answer? You are kind of making my whole point for me.[/quote]

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