Early Pregnancy Category Archive


Ask Dr. Joan: I’m confused about making my decision to have an abortion

Thursday, January 14th, 2010 by Dr. Joan

Question:
My husband and I were separated for about 3 months and really thought that we were going through with the divorce but decided that we would try and work it out. Then a week later i found out that i was pregnant and i don’t know what to do. He wants me to have a [...]

Ask Dr. Joan: Is brown discharge after medical abortion normal?

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 by Dr. Joan

Question:
hi i just got a medical abortion about 20 days back i stopped bleeding in a couple of days but after an ultra sound the doc told me i still have a little tissue left inside me.Now i have a brown discharge is that ok??
Answer:
Dear Tas,
The brown discharge you are describing sounds completely normal 3 [...]

Ask Dr. Joan: Am I O.K.? I am having gushing bleeding after the Abortion Pill.

Sunday, November 15th, 2009 by Dr. Joan

Questioner: B
Subject: Abortion pill 2 months ago – vaginal bleeding
Date Answered: 2009-11-14 on allexperts.com
Question:
Hi Dr. Joan,
I took the abortion pill the first week of Sept and was about 5-6 weeks pregnant. I had heavy bleeding and cramping the day I took the second set of pills, about 20 min after taking them. I continued to [...]

Ask Doctor Joan: Ultrasound in Early Pregnancy

Sunday, October 18th, 2009 by Dr. Joan

Subject: early pregnancy abortion, ultrasound
Date Asked: 2009-10-15 06:23:14
Date Answered: 2009-10-15 08:07:01 on allexperts.com
Question:
How does the abortion clinic determine how far along someone is?  Is the ultrasound accurate?  Or do they just base it on your last period?
Answer:
Dear Beth,
This is an excellent question.  Ultrasound is the most accurate way to know the duration of the pregnancy.  [...]

Ask Doctor Joan: Treatment of Miscarriage

Sunday, October 18th, 2009 by Dr. Joan

Subject: Miscarriage
Date Asked: 2009-10-15
Date Answered: 2009-10-15  on allexperts.com
QUESTION: Dear Doctor Joan,
I am 28 year old who have been for 2 years. I got pregnant for the 1st time in August and my pregnancy lasted for 9 weeks because I found out on the 8th week that the fetus had no heartbeat so the doctor suggested [...]

How Menstrual Extraction became the Aspiration Abortion Procedure

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Dr. Joan

I am a pioneer, educator, and advocate of the Aspiration Abortion Procedure (Manual Vacuum Aspiration) for ending early pregnancy and for treating miscarriage. I have been providing the Aspiration Procedure for over a decade to thousands of appreciative patients. I continue to be astounded at how few people know about this simple procedure that can [...]