Quoted: Dr. Paula Cody is an assistant professor of pediatrics at UW-Madison who specializes in adolescent sexual health. She said missing that face-to-face follow up with a doctor could be detrimental.
“If they have new onset headaches, or their blood pressure has increased, or moods have changed, I want to know that within a couple of months,” said Cody. “That’s one thing that if they’re getting online prescriptions, I’m not sure they’re following up.”