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Are you are worried because you've recently had unprotected sex and you think you may be pregnant and want advice on your options?

Don't panic - help is at hand.

This section is designed to give you the basic information about what you can do, including what to do next and who to contact for more advice. The key thing is to act quickly and to get in touch with people who can help.

Before you do anything, you need to check whether or not you are pregnant. Pregnancy tests are very reliable and can be done 2 to 3 weeks after unprotected sex, or on the first day of a missed period. Before this time, the level of hormones produced by the pregnancy can be too low to show up on the test and you may get a 'false negative' result.

Pregnancy tests are available from:

· Your GP.

· The Nurse Unit for 50p.

· The Campus Pharmacy.

· The Family planning/ GUM clinic (Ashton).

· Boots the Chemist

· A Family Planning Clinic.

· A Brook or other young people's clinic

If you are using a home pregnancy testing kit it is important that you follow the instructions exactly, these tests are normally very reliable.

What to do next

If you test positive then you need to decide what to do next. For support, advice and referral contact details you can contact any of the following:

· The Nurses Unit - You can call them on ext 94737 or drop into the clinic, which can be found through the security reception lodge (Opposite the chaplaincy centre). It is open 24hrs a day, 7 days a week, during term time or at weekends during vacation periods from 9am-5pm. The Nurses unit is there to provide a confidential, non-judgemental service.

· The local contraceptive/family planning clinic at Ashton Community Care Centre on 01524 387401.

· Brook Advisory Service (for under 25s) through www.brook.org.uk or 020 7713 9000

· Marie Stopes- the countries leading reproductive/ healthcare charity - www.mariestopes.org.uk or 0800 7163 90

· Counselling Service ext. 92690

· British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) 08457 30 40 30 www.bpas.org

· National Childbirth Trust 020 8896 1625

Or drop into the union and speak to the women's officer who can discuss the options with you and put you in contact with any referrals or advice you may require.