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I had an abortion on Oct. 15th 2008 and I am still spotting brown. When I brought this to my doctors attention he sent me for blood work which came back positive HCG @53. I have repeated my blood work several times and it is now down to 23. I have had no explanation for this from my doctor and I would really love to know what is going on?It's been almost 10weeks. I feel like i need a second opinon
Dear Kristina,
It sounds like you have something called retained products. There might be a tiny piece of tissue that is remaining in your uterus and causing the spotting and the continued low blood level of pregnancy hormones. First of all, there is nothing bad about this. It does not cause any harm, and eventually it will pass with a period.
You have two choices - you can ignore it. In this case, you might want to stop checking the blood tests. Your other option is to repeat a procedure. This certainly wouldn't be medically necessary, but if the discharge is bothering you, or if it just makes you anxious to know that a little lining remains, it is certainly an option.
I hope this is helpful,
Doctor Joan
Earlyabortionoptions.com
New York City
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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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