Pregnancy · For ages 13–17
I'm afraid I might be pregnant. What should I do?
If pregnancy is possible, there are practical things you can do. You do not have to wait and worry alone.
What happens?
What happened, and when did it happen?
Pregnancy can happen if sperm enters the vagina and fertilises an egg. If contraception was not used or failed, emergency contraception may be an option. Contact a pharmacy or healthcare professional as soon as possible.
Take a pregnancy test three weeks after the most recent intercourse that could have led to pregnancy. This also applies after using emergency contraception. If you test earlier and the result is negative, you need to test again once three weeks have passed.
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Emergency contraception may be possible within three or five days, depending on the method. A copper IUD can be inserted within five days. Contact a pharmacy or healthcare professional as soon as possible.
Tell the pharmacist when it happened and whether you take medicines or use hormonal contraception. There are different types of emergency contraception, and the instructions afterwards vary.
After ulipristal acetate, you must wait five days before starting or continuing hormonal contraception. Ask about the advice for your method and extra protection. Take a pregnancy test three weeks after the last risk, including after using emergency contraception.
Take the test three weeks after the last intercourse that carried a risk of pregnancy. You can get a free test at a youth health clinic in Norway.
Note the date of the last sexual contact with pregnancy risk and the date three weeks later. A test taken before then may give a negative result that needs checking. Bodily symptoms cannot reliably establish whether you are pregnant.
If another risk occurs, count from the new event. A youth health clinic can support you while you wait.
You can contact a youth health clinic or doctor for information, healthcare and further support.
You can get information about care, continuing a pregnancy and abortion. It is okay to feel uncertain and need someone to talk with before knowing what you want.
Bring a trusted person if you like. If you develop severe abdominal pain, faint or become suddenly very unwell, you need prompt medical assessment rather than waiting for a routine appointment.
If you tested early, repeat the test three weeks after the last intercourse that carried a risk of pregnancy. If your period is still absent, a healthcare professional can help investigate why.
Check that the test was used and read correctly, and that three weeks had passed since the last sexual contact with a risk of pregnancy. If another risk occurred later, count from that event.
Once pregnancy has been ruled out, a period may still be absent for other reasons. Seek assessment if a long time passes without a known explanation or you also have pain or other symptoms.
What can you do now?
The most important information is when the intercourse took place, what contraception was used, if any, and when you last had your period.
If you use hormonal contraception, tell the pharmacist or healthcare professional which type. After EllaOne or Femke, you should wait five days before starting or restarting hormonal contraception. Ask about condoms and when your usual contraceptive method will protect you again.
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