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I had a non surgical abortion done and they told me to wait at least two weeks before having sex and i had sex 9 days later witch is 1 week and 2 days i did use a condome.My question is, is that bad for my body or bad in any way to have sex that soon?
Liz, you are completely fine, as long as you used protection not to get pregnant. The condom also protected you from infection, but after one week, you should have been fine anyway. There is nothing to worry about. It is poorly researched how long you need to wait to have sex after an abortion. After a surgical abortion, the recommendation is to wait 2-6 weeks - however there are no studies that document the need for this. After the abortion pill (medical abortion) or the nonsurgical aspiration procedure, you can usually have sex after 24 hours. Again, the concern is about getting pregnant, so birth control should be used.
I hope this is helpful,
Doctor Joan
earlyabortion.com
earlyabortionoptions.com
New York City
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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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