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My son recently broke up with his girlfriend. She was pregnant with an ex-boyfriends baby when they started going out. She decided to abort the pregnancy at 4 1/2 months. She had the abortion (supposedly) December 28th 2007. A week ago (about the 4th of January) she told him she was pregnant with his baby. She found out a couple days before that, which would have been about the 4th of January. My son knows he hadn't slept with her from New Years eve on. She would have had to get pregnant on the 29th or 30th of December and found out just a few days thereafter. Is this possible?
Dear Bonnie,
This would be a very unlikely story. If she ended the pregnancy on December 28th, it is possible but highly unlikely that she could have gotten pregnant on December 29th or 30th. It takes at least a week for the pregnancy test to turn positive. More than likely, she still has pregnancy hormones from the original pregnancy, and that's why the pregnancy test was positive. If she didn't end the pregnancy on December 28th, this would be a more likely story.
Good luck! Sounds like a difficult situation.
Doctor Joan
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Answers by Expert:
Doctor Early Options
Expertise
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.
Experience
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
Education/Credentials
Dr. Joan Fleischman, Founder
M.D., Harvard Medical School
M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of Government
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