We made a retrospective descriptive study at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) of Nice. Two hundred (and) four minor patients were included, from January 1st 2003 to December 31st 2004.
In the majority of cases, the entourage (sexual partner or parents) who are informed of the request for TOP support the patient in her choice. In more than 56%of cases, the parents are not informed of the request for TOP.
It seems, for minors, that it is the need for conforming to the existing social model which motivates the majority of the requests for TOP.