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Expert: - 11/3/2008


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i had an abortion october 14 and had unprotected sex on october 29,, i take femenal pills within 72 hrs of unprotected sex... will it take effect ????

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Dear Gaile - I am unfamiliar with femenal pills.  I am assuming these are emergency contraception pills?  These pill are about 85% effective at 72 hours, so hopefully they will work.  You can try checking a pregnancy test around November 12th if you do not get your period by then.
Will keep my fingers crossed for you!
Doctor Joan
Early Abortion Specialist
EarlyAbortionOptions.com
New York City

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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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