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Is there a need for more dedicated adolescent clinics in genitourinary medicine?

“…(2) A con® dential service which accurately diagnoses and treats infections is obviously important, but time and attention needs to be given to issues speci® c to age such as age appropriate education and health promotion, assessment of Gillick/Fraser competency in under 16s and sometimes child protection issues. were aware of the actual role of these clinics, respectively 18 . In the same study 94% and 95% of students were aware of FP clinics and GPs and yet other published data suggest that over one-quarter of teenagers believe you need to be over 16 to see your GP on your own, with 54% believing one had to be over 16 years old to request sexual health services from one's GP 17 .…”