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Short answer: most direct-to-consumer birth‑control platforms require you to be 18+, so the best online/telehealth options for teens are reproductive health clinics (especially Planned Parenthood), school‑based or community adolescent clinics that offer telehealth, and some adolescent-focused telemedicine programs. Policies vary by provider and by state.
Specific services to check
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Planned Parenthood (in‑person and Planned Parenthood Direct app) — Planned Parenthood regularly provides confidential contraceptive care to minors in most states and offers telehealth visits in many areas. Good first option if you’re under 18.
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Local Title X / family‑planning clinics and health departments — many will provide contraception to teens, often confidentially, and many have telehealth appointments now. Search “Title X clinic” or your local health department.
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School‑based health centers / adolescent medicine clinics via your pediatrician or local health system — many pediatric/adolescent practices do telehealth and will prescribe contraception to teens.
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Maven Clinic — Maven provides reproductive and adolescent care through telehealth and lists adolescent/young adult services; availability and age policies depend on state and employer program, so check with Maven directly.
Services that usually require patients to be 18+
- Nurx, Lemonaid, Hims & Hers, PlushCare, K Health, GoodRx Care (HeyDoctor), etc. — these major DTC platforms typically set an 18+ minimum.
Important things to know
- Laws and provider policies differ by state and country. In many U.S. states minors can legally consent to contraceptive services without parental permission, but some telehealth platforms still restrict age for business/legal reasons.
- Confidentiality and billing: if you use insurance, an Explanation of Benefits might be sent to a parent/guardian. Ask any clinic or telehealth service about confidential billing and messaging options.
- Emergency contraception: levonorgestrel (Plan B) is available over the counter with no age restriction in the U.S.; ulipristal (ella) and IUDs require a provider.
What to do next
- If you’re under 18, start with Planned Parenthood or your school health center, or call your state/local health department to find teen‑friendly clinics that do telehealth.
- If you want, tell me your state (or country) and whether you have insurance and I can look up specific teen‑friendly clinics or telehealth programs in your area.