Archive | October, 2011
Question: Is bleeding for three weeks after a medical abortion normal?
Question: I had a medical abortion (mifepristone/mifeprex) starting on September 14. On September 23 I stopped bleding and started spotting the next day. On October 3rd I started bleeding again and up until today 3 weeks I have not stopped bleeding. Is this normal? Do I need to go to a doctor? Sometimes I do feel tired and now my [...]
Continue reading...Question: I’m not bleeding after a surgical abortion. Is this normal?
Thursday, October 13th, 2011 by drjoan
Question: Hi Doctor Joan. I had a surgical aspiration abortion last friday (october 7th) 5 days ago. I was 5.5 weeks (since start date of last period). Procedure went well, I have had no bleeding, just a little bit of brownish discharge. Is this okay? Also, yesterday and today I have had pretty intense cramps, [...]
Continue reading...Question: I got pregnant after taking Plan B – can I continue the pregnancy?
Thursday, October 13th, 2011 by drjoan
Question: Hi Dr. Joan, I had a medical abortion first of July, then got paranoid & took plan B on 10th july to make sure I was protected after having sex. I just found out I am 6 weeks pregnant & trying to make decision what to do. I would like to keep the baby. [...]
Continue reading...Question: Can Mifeprex cause miscarriages years after medical abortion?
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 by drjoan
Question: Dr. Joan, I have had more than a few medical abortions with mifeprex. I know it blocks progesterone. I was wondering if mifeprex will alter your progesterone levels permanently? I ask because I had a miscarriage recently and it was due to low progesterone levels so only a gestational sac and yolk sac developed, [...]
Continue reading...Question: What is the safest and easiest abortion procedure?
Sunday, October 9th, 2011 by drjoan
Question: Hi I am currently set to have an abortion in three days, but i do have really really bad anxiety. i have both surgical method and the pill method before in the past, but do to other events my anxiety has increased dramatically since the, and with that comes this fear that i will [...]
Continue reading...Question: I am still having tender breasts, bloating and cramping 5 months after abortion. Is this normal?
Sunday, October 9th, 2011 by drjoan
Question: Hello Dr. Joan, I had an abortion in May 2011 and right after the abortion i was sent home. I asked them if i need a following check up but they said that its not required. After 1 week of bleeding, i started the nuvaring birth control 3 weeks later. I continued to use [...]
Continue reading...Ask Dr. Joan: Why is my hcg level still high after an abortion procedure?
Sunday, October 9th, 2011 by drjoan
Question: had surgical abortion in 6pw my total hcg level dicrease so slowly. 21 days after procedure was 3793 than 2 days later 3324. Is still very high. What is more possible new pregnancy or retained tissue? Need to go for another blood test in next week or is better to wait 2 weeks and [...]
Continue reading...Ask Dr. Joan: Am I still pregnant after an aspiration abortion?
Sunday, October 9th, 2011 by drjoan
Question: I had to have an aspiration abortion 4 weeks ago and was still getting strong symptoms 2 weeks later which I thought was normal. I took a pregnancy test at week 3 and it still registered as being pregnant. Week 4 I took one and it is showing not pregnant. The same week I [...]
Continue reading...Question: I’m not bleeding after surgical abortion. Is this normal?
Saturday, October 8th, 2011 by drjoan
Question: I had a surgical abortion yesterday. I was actually a 4 weeks and some days into my pregnancy. The thing is I only felt pain the time the doctor was squeezing out the foetus and the pain died out 15-25 minutes after his work. Has the pregnancy been aborted even though I have not [...]
Continue reading...Question: I have a positive pregnancy test after abortion. Is it normal?
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 by drjoan
Question #1: I had surgical abortion in 6 pregnancy week it was 3 weeks ago after that I had no bleeding at all, from last week have just brown discharge. The pregnancy test is still very strong positive. After ultrasound the doctor told me that there was a small amount of remaining tissue that would come out [...]
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 by drjoan