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writes: if i tell a school guidance counselor that i think i might be pregnant will she tell my parents? does she HAVE to tell them is what i mean. is this a situation in which she is obligated to inform them or can we jus talk and keep it to herself? thanks!loveee, Lacey.
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reader, Tisha-1  +, writes (13 November 2009):
 If you are concerned that you are pregnant, you need to have a pregnancy test. Just think, if you aren't pregnant, and you talk to the guidance counselor, and the state requires parental notification, your parents will be told.
I think you could ask a hypothetical question of the counselor, as in "if a girl were pregnant, would you be required to report it?" and see what the counselor says.
If you are hoping the guidance counselor will help you get a pregnancy test or find you a health care provider, I think you may be very disappointed. If you are underage, the counselor could get into trouble if they don't report to your parents.
Didn't you post here a few days ago? You haven't managed to get hold a test kit yet, I guess, if you are not sure that you are pregnant? So you've been worrying for a week? This cannot be easy for you to cope with.
Imagine this, you take the test and find out that you are not pregnant! Imagine that you've done all this worrying for nothing.
You can't do any planning or figure anything out until you know if you are pregnant or not. I know this is freaking you out right now but you have to think about this, think each thing all the way through.
You could spend weeks trying to figure out how to figure out if you are pregnant. In the end, you will either get your period--which I'm assuming you haven't gotten--or you will not. If you get your period, everything is done and you should be just fine.
If you don't get your period, you will have to take a test to see if you are pregnant or not. Teens have very irregular periods and it may be that.
Bottom line is that a test is in your future. Whether you go buy one at the drugstore, or you go to a doctor for the test, it's going to have to happen if you don't get your period.
Losing your mother's trust and faith in you will be the least of your worries if you are pregnant, think about it. You will have some decisions to make about your future, and whether your mother trusts you or not isn't going to change that.
Reporting to your parents depends on which state you live in, it's not the same across the country, but I would assume that the counselor would err on the side of caution and would probably contact your parents. Again, you'd have to ask this as a hypothetical. Your school might have a very conservative one on staff and could tell even if the law doesn't require it; we couldn't know that here at DearCupid.
I know you're in a tough spot, I'm sorry you have to go through this, but now is the time to think through this logically, okay?
Good luck.
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reader, anonymous, writes (13 November 2009): It probably depends on what state you're in. I think some states do have laws that require school staff to inform parents.
Are you wanting to talk to her because you have a relationship already? If not, if you're just looking for someone to talk to, you might think about talking to a counsellor at Planned Parenthood or a similar organization.
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reader, Tisha-1 +, writes (13 November 2009):
What do you expect the guidance counselor to be able to do for you?
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