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I am a family doctor who has provided abortion care for over a decade. I can answer any health or medical related questions about early abortion, including the aspiration procedure, the abortion pill (RU486), or surgical abortion. I run a practice called Early Options, located in New York City: 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 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 I can better help you.

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Experience in the area: I am a board certified family doctor who has been providing abortion services for 12 years. I am the founder of Early Options (earlyabortion.com) dedicated to making early abortion part of mainstream medical care. Organizations: National Abortion Federation American Association of Family Physicians Education/Credentials: Harvard Medical School

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Abortion - Bleeding after abortion pill

Expert: Doctor Joan - 10/21/2009

Question
Is it normal to bleed for two or more weeks after taking the abortion pill (Mifepristone & Misoprostol)??? and after how many days will the cycle become normal ???

Answer
Dear Andrew,
It is common and completely normal to bleed for weeks to months after the abortion pill. The bleeding can be like a period, or come and go, or be spotting. It can be red, pink, brown. It can be clots. This is all normal. The AVERAGE length of bleeding after the abortion pill is 6 weeks - which means 50% of women bleed longer than 6 weeks. Her period will come back to normal in the next few months.
There is more information on our website: http://www.earlyabortionoptions.com - go to making your decision and aftercare sections.

I hope this is helpful,
Doctor Joan
http://www.earlyabortion.com
New York City

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