im seventeen years old and am seriously worried i may be pregant.
last month i used the morning after pill twice, i did have a period although it only lasted one day.
i have also had to take the morning after pill once this month and had unprotected sex after that.
i understand that the pill should not be used so often but my boyfriend is reluctant to use a condomas he believe the withdrawal idea (which we use everytime time we have unprotected sex) is safe.
I know that if i became pregnant i would have to have an abortion as i suffer from depression and believe i would not be strong enough to cope.
i would like to know that if i had an abortion how would i go about it nd would my parents need to know?

Stop having sex if you don't want to be pregnent. Aborting also won't help your depression, it may worsen it.

Stop having sex. If your bf won't use condoms or stop having sex, dump his sorry ass!

Dear Kacko,

Heres a suggestion which might solve some of your problems. Stop having sex with your boyfriend. You sound like you are worried out of your mind that you might get pregnant, and you are damaging your health by taking emergency contraception often, so I cant imagine you are having much pleasure with the sex. So give it up!. I get the feeling that your boyfriend is just using you. If you stop having sex with him you will see how much he cares for you in how long he sticks around and respects your wishes. You need to love yourself more and respect your body. If you dont then nobody else will.

Wait until you are mature enough to deal with the consequences of sex - Heck, wait until you are married and want to have kids. Thats the simple solution.

Yes I know it is old fashioned, and I did not do this myself, but looking back (I am nearly twice your age)
I wish I had. Yeah sure you could go on the pill, but that has long term health consequences including increased risk of brest cancer, and probably wont do your depression any good.

Re Depression, you are 17, with your whole life ahead of you. You must have had a hard childhood to be suffering depression at such a young age. Sometimes it is difficult to find earthly solutions to your problems, so look to the Heavens. Have you considered turning your problems over to God?. He loves you more than you know. Get yourself into the nearest Catholic Church during an Adoration hour, kneel down and tell Jesus all of your woes. See if that wont help. That is what helps me. I will probably get slated on this forum for what I just wrote, but it is the truth, which as they say 'will set you free'.

Dear Heart, dont put yourself through this mental emotional and physical torment. Be strong and say no.

If you want to talk send a private message.

Take care of yourself

Siobhan

Hi there, perhaps before you start worrying you should go get a test! cause you could be worrying over nothing! if your not then a lesson has been made and perhaps you should go to your local clinic and get on the pill or something to stop any future worries. if you are then talk with your boyfriend or someone , are you sure you couldnt cope? if not and its not the time for you then i recommend you talk to someone maybe you mum to see if its the right thing to do, dont go it alone! book in at your clinic and they`ll be able to advice you on how to go bout it ok. by the way if you choose not to then i think you dont need to tell your parents,x take care