Unplanned pregnancy can be very tough to deal with. It can cause feelings of shock, anger, fear, confusion, guilt…

Stresses can include the following:

• Deciding whether to keep the baby
• Uncertainty about who the father is
• Whether or not to tell your sexual partner/s
• Whether to tell friends and / or family about the pregnancy
• The confusion of perhaps wanting a baby at some point, but not now
• Balancing any moral or religious beliefs with your own needs and choices
• Feeling physically unwell, because of the pregnancy
• Feeling 'in limbo' - uncertain what to do and how the future might be

• Take a test to confirm that you are pregnant
• If you have had unprotected sex, consider getting a check-up for STD's (sexually transmitted diseases) at your local GU (Genito-Urinary) Clinic
• Talk the options through with your GP or another trained professional - GP's are bound by a code of ethics which prevents them from telling anyone, without your consent
• Consider the practical and emotional support that you will need if you go ahead with the pregnancy, or if you have an abortion. Weigh up whether this support is available or how you can get it
• Talk it through with a friend, family member or counsellor, to help you work out your own best decision
• Remember that no one has the right to tell you what to do about this - this decision is yours and no one else's
• Use the links and resources below to help you

• Sex & Sexuality
• Abortion
• Miscarriage
• relationships

For more information about pregnancy try:

• Pregnancy information from This Is Leicestershire
• British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)
• Brook Advisory Website
• About Ectopic Pregnancy

For other sources of help:

• LampDirect
• Samaritans