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I am on an outpatient adult rotation right now, and we had a younger woman come in for a random complaint. I noticed she had had a miscarriage a few months prior, and as part of the visit, I asked about the miscarriage. As part of the conversation, she revealed the pregnancy was not planned and that she was not on any birth control.
I didn't go into any birth control options then, but I brought it up with my resident when I presented the case. I asked if we could discuss birth control options when we both went in to see the patient. He said that we couldn't because this clinic was part of a Catholic hospital, and it wasn't allowed.
I respected his say, but I think this is bull**** and borderline malpractice. I have no say in this now, but once I have prescribing power, I would definitely risk reprimand for prescribing OCPs. I mean, the smartest thing I intend to do is not put myself in that kind of situation, but I just wanted to see what others thought about the situation.
I didn't go into any birth control options then, but I brought it up with my resident when I presented the case. I asked if we could discuss birth control options when we both went in to see the patient. He said that we couldn't because this clinic was part of a Catholic hospital, and it wasn't allowed.
I respected his say, but I think this is bull**** and borderline malpractice. I have no say in this now, but once I have prescribing power, I would definitely risk reprimand for prescribing OCPs. I mean, the smartest thing I intend to do is not put myself in that kind of situation, but I just wanted to see what others thought about the situation.