Help needed with an unwanted pregnancy?

Here we offer information about dealing with unwanted pregnancies.

  • How can I do an abortion with pills?

    The best and safest way a woman can do an abortion herself until the 9th week of pregnancy is with the use of two medicines called Mifepristone (also known as the abortion pill, RU 486, Mifegyn, Mifeprex), and Misoprostol (also known as Cytotec, Arthrotec, Oxaprost , Cyprostol, Mibetec, Prostokos or Misotrol).
    A medical abortion done this way has a success rate of more than 97%. If you live in a country where there is no access to safe abortion services and you would like to obtain a medical abortion with Mifepristone and Misoprostol, please go to Women on Web. This is a online medical abortion help service that refers to a doctor who can provide you with a medical abortion.
    A woman can also do an abortion herself until the 9th week of pregnancy with only the use of Misoprostol.

  • How to prevent pregnancy?

    About 85% of sexually active women who do not use contraceptives become pregnant within a year. A woman can also become pregnant while breastfeeding and from about 10 days after childbirth and even during her menstruation. Withdrawal of the penis prior to ejaculation during intercourse (coitus interruptus) and periodic abstinence do not effectively prevent pregnancy nor provide protection against STDs. Here you can read more about several forms of contraceptives.

  • How do you know if you are pregnant?

    Do a test to make sure

    If you did not have your period on time and you have had sex (vaginal intercourse) after your last period, it is possible that you became pregnant.

  • What is an STI or Sexual Transmitted Infection?

    You can get an STI by sexual intercourse but also through oral sex, anal sex or contact with bodily fluids such as sperm, saliva, blood, and vaginal discharge. Very few STI’s can be transmitted through skin contact. Here is more information about how to prevent getting one and what to do if you have one.

  • Sexual Health Services and abortion clinics Worldwide

    For almost each country we have listed some family planning, women's and abortion rights organisations. Where abortion is legal you can find information about abortion clinics and for European countries where abortion is illegal information about clinics in neighboring countries and travel advice.
    If you live in a country where there is no access to safe abortion services and you would like to obtain a medical abortion with Mifepristone and Misoprostol, please go to Women on Web. This is a online medical abortion help service that refers to a doctor who can provide you with a medical abortion.

  • Help in Portugal

  • Emergency Contraception

    You can prevent an unwanted pregnancy after unprotected sex by taking Emergency Contraceptive pills (EC) also called "the morning after pill".

    For extensive information, please go to: ec.princeton.edu/index.html

    To find out how you can use different normal contraceptive pills from around the world as the morning after pill (emergency contraception) go to here

  • Abortion on our ship

    You can make an appointment with us by telephone, email or by visiting the ship. We will inform you about when and where to board the ship. You will be treated according to Dutch professional medical standards, which include full confidentiality about counselling and/or treatment. Here you can read more about counselling, the treatment and what to expect afterwards.