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ARE YOU WORRIED THAT YOU MIGHT BE PREGNANT?
If
you are worried that you might be pregnant, please give us a call at 203-597-9050
or email us . We offer free, confidential laboratory quality pregnancy
tests. This is the first step in confirming whether or not you are pregnant.
A trained advisor can help you with any additional information or support
you may need depending on your individual situation. It is important to
stay calm and get the help you need right now.
What if I really am pregnant?
If you have already taken a home
pregnancy test and it was positive, you should still meet with one of our
advisors to have a laboratory quality test completed. We can also help
you answer any questions or give you support during this difficult time.
It is also important that you speak with a medical professional regarding
your overall health at this time. We can refer you to a caring, competent
doctor who provides confidential medical exams and ultrasounds and would
be able to answer all of your medically related questions. This is a very
important step in making the appropriate decision for your situation. You
need to know all the facts. Appropriate decisions are based on knowledge
and facts. Find our more about how your baby is developing at www.justthefacts.org.
What if I find out I am not pregnant?
Many
women facing a potential unplanned pregnancy are greatly relieved when
they find out they really are not pregnant. They promise themselves they
won’t be caught in that situation
again and often they are successful, and just as often, they become
sexually active soon after and forget how scared they were when they
thought they could be pregnant.
When a woman is sexually active she must realize the potential outcome of her actions; pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases (many of which may not be protected by condoms), feeling vulnerable and alone, and the inability to appreciate the beauty of sexual relations in a loving and committed marriage.
Not having sex is the best protection against pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and emotional and spiritual loss. Waiting can give a friendship a chance to grow; it can put you in control of your body and your life. It also protects you from difficult feelings that come from having sex outside of a committed marital relationship. www.abstinence.net.
Even if you have been sexually active, it is ok to step back
and reconsider why you have been . Is it pressure
from the media?
You might be surprised at the number of messages
and images telling you to have sex, that sex is fun and there are never
serious consequences. How many television characters have to deal with
life threatening STDs while being sexually active and “free”,
the emotional pain and inability to have future children as a result
of an abortion, the loss of self-esteem from being emotionally and physically
vulnerable to numerous partners, or even the inability to meet personal
life goals and stay connected with friends and family? Not many, if
any at all. Sexuality is shown without consequences. It’s only
in the real world that we get to feel those consequences first-hand.
Really pay attention to what you are seeing and hearing through television,
music, videos and magazines.
Are you feeling pressure from other people
?
You
may be feeling pressured by your peers, boyfriend, or coworkers. You may
feel that it is the only way to have a relationship--- isn’t it
just expected nowadays? Besides, it really isn’t a big deal is it?
Everyone is doing it and if you are not, then you just are not a strong,
independent woman, right? Wrong. Strength comes from being able to make
the right decisions for yourself and to be in control of your physical
and emotional health… not subjecting yourself to the pressures
of other people. We can help you to better understand and develop coping
strategies to deal with the social pressure to be sexually active.
If you do continue to be sexually active, please be assured, we are here for you if you find that you may be pregnant again in the future or you just want to talk.
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