pregnant and unsure

Confirming a Pregnancy
You may already have had your pregnancy confirmed or you might just think that you are pregnant. If you haven’t had a pregnancy test you need to have one as soon as you can. Pregnancy tests can be carried out on a sample of urine from the first day of a missed period. You can have a free pregnancy test done at a family planning clinic, some Sexual Health Clinic, at your doctors, or at a Brook clinic or drop-in service (see 'useful links'). You can take a friend along with you for support. You will need to take a sample of urine with you in a clean, plastic, soap free container. But don’t worry if you can’t bring a sample with you. You can give a sample of urine when you get there. You can also buy a pregnancy test kit from your local pharmacist for about £10. Details of the Sexual Health Clinics are on the ‘Preparing for my baby’ section under ‘STI’s and Pregnancy’ . Details of Family Planning clinics are listed on ‘useful links’ .

If you are not pregnant you need to think about what form of contraception you will use before you have sex again. It is really important to do this. You can go to your doctor, Brook clinic or family planning clinic for contraceptive services. Click here for local contraception services.

You can receive confidential advice and treatment on contraceptive services even if you are under 16. The doctor or nurse won’t tell your parents. If you are worried about confidentiality ask them to explain their policy to you when you arrive.

You can get free condoms from YPF sites. Just walk-in or show a YPF card. Click here to find your nearest YPF site for free condoms.