Hormonal Contraception: The Pill [General Discussion]
in Women's Health ·
Hey, I was wondering—how often do you guys actually get bloodwork done just to make sure everything is still okay while you're on the pill?
Does my primary care doctor usually handle the referral for those tests—like, do I just go to a standard local clinic for them—and what specifically should I ask my doctor for? Will she automatically know if I mention I want checkups because of the birth control, or do I need to be more specific about what I’m looking for? My OB-GYN has never really sent me for labs or asked for any results—she mostly just refills my prescription—so I guess I just want to double-check that everything is running smoothly.
Does my primary care doctor usually handle the referral for those tests—like, do I just go to a standard local clinic for them—and what specifically should I ask my doctor for? Will she automatically know if I mention I want checkups because of the birth control, or do I need to be more specific about what I’m looking for? My OB-GYN has never really sent me for labs or asked for any results—she mostly just refills my prescription—so I guess I just want to double-check that everything is running smoothly.