Age you stopped going to the pediatrician

I was 16.

16. Started seeing a regular family doctor after that.

I was 12.

I saw a Pediatrician up until the age of 16. I started seeing a family physician, and a Gynecologist when I got on the pill.

When I moved to a new city many years ago, I was 32. One of the few people I knew was the leading pediatrician in town. I asked him about finding a family doctor and he said he would be glad to see me as there were no doctors accepting new patients that he felt comfortable sending me to. He had to retire at a relatively young age because of a health consideration. I was going to a pediatrician until I was 43!

Speed

I was under 10 when I visited for a pediatrician last time. After that I had school physicals every second year until I was 18.

I was 14. I tended to argue with the pediatrcian I had. He didnt like me to well. I always felt as if they were to protective... wanted to tell my parents that allowing me to visit the grandparents on their farm was dangerous,etc... bla bla bla

I was 15.

In France, it is about 14 or 15 age , seldom more

I am 20 and still go.

I saw my pediatrician until I turned 18. I would have seen him through college but he retired. I switched to an internist at age 18. I currently work for pediatricians. In our practice, the pediatricians will see their patients through college or before they hit the age of 21. 18-21 is young adulthood and pediatricians are trained to take care of you through young adulthood.

Teen agers should be seeing specialists in adolescent medicine. These educated professionals have special training in the needs of teens. For those who have no health issues, transitioning to family medicine or internal medicine should be done by 17-18. All teen females should be followed by the experienced GYN physician. Specilization this day in age is here for a reason.

I see no need to even have pediatricians. No reason why a GP can't see and treat children, which is what they do here.

Quite old as well, 16

18 years old was the last time I went.

15

I stopped going when I was around 16.

I moved to a different city when I was in my early 30s. No family practice doctors were taking patients, but a friend said he would see me. He was a pediatrician. It was kind of embarrassing to be a 37 year old man waiting for a "baby doctor", but he was good and he did this as a favor.

Speed

I saw a pediatrician until I was 18. My pre-college physical was the last visit.

My last visit to my pediatrician was my college entrance physical at age 17.

12. We moved to a new town after that and my parents switched me to an internist. The difference in physicals between the pediatrician and the internist was tremendous.

Up through the start of college.

My last visit to the pediatrician was at age 15. I was very happy not to have to go to the "baby doctor" any more. In high school, it was somewhat of an affront to my male pride to be known as a guy who still goes to the pediatrician.

As a teenager, I hated being treated like a little kid by the pediatrician.

Except the fact that the pediatrician was treating you like a child, do you have notice ither differences in the physicals at a pediatrician's office and a other doctor's ofice?

American Academy of Pediatrics states as part of their comprehensive care policy - the age of 21. I often wonder if this has sound physiologic basis or whether this poorly compensated specialty suggests this because of the "bottom line"

DrLaennec

My last time was 18 for a college physical. I would've gone to my parents' doctor but they couldn't get me in soon enough, so I had to go back to the pediatrician. Found it pretty demeaning that time.

I was 18

I was 15. That time the health care in our county was organized: under 15 (pediatrician), 15 - 18 (doctors for adolescents) and over 18 (for adults). Now the care for adolescents is joined at pediatrician.

I believe I was about 15 when I stopped seeing my pediatrician.

Bbw4doc said:

I see no need to even have pediatricians. No reason why a GP can't see and treat children, which is what they do here.

NO NO NO. Children are NOT miniature adults. They are a different "animal". They have different problems from adults and respond differently to pathogens, drugs and often require different treatment for their maladies. Furthermore, they may have developmental pathology that adults simply do not have. We need pediatricians.