Question

A 16-year-old girl attends your GP surgery requesting the combined oral contraceptive pill. She is accompanied by a friend and asks you not to tell her parents. She describes a consensual sexual relationship with her 17-year-old boyfriend, denies coercion, and has no safeguarding concerns. She clearly understands the risks and benefits of treatment and the need to use condoms. What is the most appropriate next step?

Accepted Answer

Prescribe the pill, encourage her to involve her parents, and reassure her that the consultation is confidential

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Refuse to prescribe the pill unless her parents give written consent

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Inform her parents because she is under 18 years of age

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Prescribe the pill but send a summary of the consultation to her parents

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Decline to see her without a parent or guardian present

Practice question