[nabs-l] condoms and Sexual Health

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On 08/09/2012, at 1:06 PM, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:

> Unfortunately for me, my privacy as an adult patient i violated on a daily bais if I'm in Florida with my parents.  They want protection, protection, protection, but there' nothing wrong with telling them to go away at thi point.  I am not going to tell you guy whether or not I wa exually active, but I have a quetsion.  Mot of u are on Medicaid, right?  I wonder if any of you can tell me whether a government ervice uch a Medicaid will cover birth control pills.  I've been told to try birth control, but I already take mental health meds, o I wonder if I should put even more bad chemical in my body, and the other thing i that government insurance may not cover birth control because it' the government.  I don't know because of thoe comment made by the demagogue Limbaugh (ome p0o9litical people might know whuat I"m talking about.)  And if we elect the wrong peron, I might not be able to get free birth control.  Thank.
> Beth
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 11:00:57 -0600
> Subject: [nabs-l] condoms and Sexual Health
> 
> Hi all,
> I know the recent discussions about sex and dating are kind of in a
> gray area as to whether or not they're on-topic for this list, since
> most of the issues Koby brought up are not really unique to blindness.
> So if the moderators or Dave feel this is getting too far afield, I
> will happily respect your judgment. However, I also think that
> Brandon's question about where to get condoms is a legitimate one and
> that there might be other blind people out here, including teenagers,
> who have similar concerns about how to get condoms, birth control or
> sexual health information without a lot of awkwardness or
> embarrassment. It can be particularly difficult if you have to depend
> on someone else (especially parents) for transportation which can make
> going to a clinic or drugstore difficult.
> There are a few places to buy condoms online, including
> www.condomania.com
> www.undercovercondoms.com
> and
> www.condomdepot.com
> Believe it or not, they also have some condom choices at
> www.amazon.com
> If you go to your health center on campus for any reason, it shouldn't
> be a problem  to ask a doctor or nurse there about condoms.
> I cannot answer the questions about when to begin having sex with a
> partner because that is a highly individual decision. However, I feel
> it important that anyone who is considering having sex for the first
> time ensure you understand what all of your options are for preventing
> pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, the advantages and
> disadvantages of each option, and the proper way to use condoms  and
> birth control. There are  a couple different websites with this kind
> of information:
> www.plannedparenthood.org
> (includes live chat with a sexual health educator) or
> www.scarleteen.com
> This issue is particularly close to my heart at the moment because my
> boyfriend's sister just had an unintended pregnancy at a very
> inopportune time (while still in college, with a guy she had only
> known for a few months) and was apparently taking birth control pills,
> but had not been taking them consistently. While I don't believe that
> sex  should be feared, it is something that takes some responsibility,
> planning and foresight to ensure it is enjoyable while minimizing the
> risks. Also, while I won't go into details here, there are other ways
> to be physically intimate with someone that are less risky, which
> these online forums will talk about.
> I also want to bring up  an issue that is somewhat relevant to sexual
> health, which I experienced and I think that some of you might also be
> struggling with. This is the issue of having your parents drive you to
> doctors' appointments and then having them want to sit in or even
> participate in your appointments. Since I attended college in my home
> city, my mother always wanted to drive me to my doctors' appointments
> and would then want to come in and chat with the doctor while he/she
> was examining me. This was partly because my parents and I saw many of
> the same doctors and she often thought it was a good opportunity to
> ask the doctor a quick question about her own health while she was
> there, or because she was curious to see what the doctor recommended
> to me about a particular issue. I eventually realized that while it
> wasn't ill-intentioned, it was a violation of my privacy as an adult
> patient and I asked her to wait in the waiting room while I was seeing
> the doctor. I didn't actually take this stand until I was 21 and in
> hindsight I wish I had done  it much earlier. By the time you are 18,
> unless you have a serious cognitive disability, you have a right to
> privacy of your medical information and it is important to establish a
> good doctor-patient relationship without a third person interfering.
> This is especially true when it comes to sexual health and by the time
> you are 18 or even 16, you will want to start discussing your sexual
> activities or questions with your doctors without your parents being
> around. You might also want to consider getting a driver or even
> taking the bus to medical appointments to avoid this problem.
> On a related note, by the time you are in high school, you should know
> the names of all medications you take on  a regular basis and any
> chronic medical conditions you may have. If you ever have to go to the
> emergency room, this kind  of information may be requested of you.
> Best,
> Arielle
> 
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