It's important to seek further advice and information from your Family Planning Centre, Youth Advice Centre, women's health centre or collective, public health nurse, doctor, school counsellor. Or, ask to see the adolescent health worker or pregnancy counsellor at
your local hospital.

Whatever decision you make is going to have a big impact on your life. There is no 'easy' way out.

And guys... this is for you too.

Your period's late. You feel sick with worry. You know you could be pregnant. It's a scary situation to be in and one which is going to take up a lot of headspace to sort out.

The first thing to do is to get a pregnancy test. Don't put it off - you could be worrying over nothing. But if you are pregnant, it pays to face the music sooner rather than later, to have plenty of time to come to terms with it and to consider the options available to you.

You'll be feeling all kinds of emotions right now. You may feel anxious, frightened, guilty, humiliated, trapped, out of control, excited, confident, fulfilled. All these feelings are natural and normal.

These feelings, depending on your own circumstances, may vary from hour to hour and often make it hard to make decisions for the future.

It's important to think for a few days and not just go with
your first feelings.

You may find it helpful to talk to others. It's really important that you choose someone that you trust and who will really listen to what
you are saying.

Your family, boyfriend, whanau, or special friends may be helpful.

It's a good idea also to talk with a counsellor, doctor or health worker. Because they are not so close to you, they can help you consider all the alternatives. They can strengthen you in your decision-making. Youthline can be very helpful here: you can call them free on 0800 376 633 from anywhere in New Zealand.

In the end it is really important that you make up your own mind what you want to do.