If you’re pregnant or you think you might be...
You’ve come to the right place! We can help.

You may be feeling anxious at the thought of being pregnant. You may feel all alone, that no one is there to help. You are not alone.

Our caring staff is here to walk alongside you at this uncertain time in your life. We want to help you explore all of your options so the decisions you make will be based on accurate information and what is best for you.

All First Choice services, including pregnancy tests and ultrasounds to medically confirm pregnancy, are provided free of charge at our centers in Morristown, Montclair & Jersey City, and are completely confidential.

Here are some answers to questions you might be asking:

What are the chances I could be pregnant?

Any time an active sperm enters the female reproductive tract, pregnancy is a possibility. Contraception reduces the “likelihood” of fertilization, but ALL forms of contraception have failure rates. You are only fertile—able to become pregnant—near the time of ovulation. If your period is regular—meaning you begin bleeding every 28 days exactly —then you probably ovulated 14 days from the beginning of your last period, or approximately mid-month. In the case that you have an irregular period—28 days one month, 31 the next, every 3 months etc.—anything other than every 28 days—then the way in which to determine when you ovulated is to count 14 days backwards from the first day your period begins.

There is some speculation as to how long a sperm can live inside a woman’s body. Some medical professionals say up to 72 hours or 3 days while others emphatically state that a sperm cannot live longer than 24 to 48 hours inside a woman’s reproductive tract. The best time to take a pregnancy test is 7-10 days after any sexual contact where sperm may have entered your vagina.


How do I know if I’m pregnant?

If you even suspect the possibility of pregnancy, you need a reliable pregnancy test. First Choice’s urine test is used for the quantitative detection of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) in the urine for early indication of pregnancy. HCG is a hormone secreted by the developing placenta shortly after fertilization. Elevated HCG levels are observable as early as 3 to 4 days after the fertilized egg has implanted in a woman’s uterus. Therefore pregnancy can be detected with this kind of test even before a woman has missed her period.


What can First Choice do for me?

First Choice offers high quality (99.3% accurate) urine pregnancy tests confidentially and completely free of charge. A trained peer counselor or medical professional will walk you through the simple pregnancy test procedure and ultrasound, to confirm pregnancy. You will have your results in just a few short minutes. Our staff is there to listen to you, be with you when you receive your results, and counsel with you regarding all of your options. They will provide you with reliable, up to date information.

This information is intended for general education purposes only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional and/or medical advice.