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I am 16 years old and I had an suction abortion, March 2007. I was 10 weeks, 6 days along. About 3 nights after the abortion, I started experiencing contractions. I knew they were contractions because they would stop for about 30 seconds and last for about 60 seconds. I wanted to know if this seems normal? I was bleeding normally, not too much or not too little. I checked my tempertaure and it was normal. I felt completely fine, Pregnancy symtpoms went away immediately. I'm just wondering why I was having contractions? They only lasted that night and that same day I was walking around alot and was under alot of stress from fighting with my boyfriend. When I went for my post-op appointment and they gave me a plevic exam, everything was okay? I know this was awhile ago but it still concernes me?

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Dear Staphanie,
What you experienced was completely normal.  "Contractions" are the same feeling as uterine cramping which happens normally after a procedure.  The uterus is a strong muscle that contracts/cramps during delivery, during an abortion, and sometimes after an abortion.  Everything you describe sounds completely normal.
I hope this is helpful,
Doctor Joan

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We are a group of family doctors who provide abortion care for over a decade. We can answer any health or medical related questions about early abortion, including the aspiration procedure, the abortion pill (RU486), or surgical abortion. We run a practice called Early Options, located in New York City: http://www.EarlyAbortionOptions.com. The practice is dedicated to making early abortion part of mainstream medical care. There are other family doctors around the United States who practice a similar approach to early abortion care: see http://www.EarlyAbortion.com. Please do not ask "private" questions so that other women can learn from your experience. Please tell me what country you are from so that we can better help you.

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Experience in the area: We are all board certified family doctors who have special training in early abortion and reproductive health. Dr. Joan Fleischman is the founder of Early Options (earlyabortionoptions.com) dedicated to making early abortion part of mainstream medical care. Organizations: National Abortion Federation American Association of Family Physicians

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Dr. Joan Fleischman, Founder M.D., Harvard Medical School M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of Government

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