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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. My daughter is an adult now, so it's really not my job to make her go to the doctor. She makes her own healthcare decisions.

Based on her symptoms, it doesn't seem like a UTI or an STD—it appears to be a yeast infection. She's planning to eat yogurt and doesn't want to use any OTC treatments. I'm willing to buy something for her if she changes her mind, she still hasn’t,but I've heard clotrimazole 7 day is better than but the prices are a bit jarring.
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Your job is to parent her. She does not magically get "good judgment" when she becomes an adult. It's your job to tell her "The adult response here is to go to the doctor or go to CVS and pick up some medication." It's not just about respecting their autonomy - when people are young, they do not know things that older people know, as witnessed by this "yeast infection" your 18yo diagnosed herself that she won't talk to anyone about or medicate appropriately.

I make my own healthcare decisions as well, but that doesn't include "avoiding medical care" and calling it "making my own healthcare decisions." [/quote]

OP. Yes, she makes her own healthcare decisions. I can’t force an adult to go to the doctor. How would you like if you were forced to go to the doctor against your wishes as an adult? Not good, right?

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