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Expert: - 11/16/2009


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Hi Dr, my name is Zimbini I have a 27 year old sister she came to me last week crying and confessing to me that she had about 3 abortions in her life so she was asking me that can she be able to conceive again because she is ready to have a child now. She is saying she is afraid that may be she cant have a child of her own after those 3 abortions of her life. I feel for her because she is desperate now to have a child of her own I can feel. Thank you.

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Dear Zimbini,
There is usually no difficulty with conceiving a normal pregnancy after several abortions.  Routine abortion does not cause infertility problems, unless there was a complication during the procedure.  As long as she gets her periods regularly, she should be fine to get pregnant when she wants to.  She was able to conceive the 3rd time, so that is a good sign.

I hope this is helpful and reassuring to her,
Doctor Joan
http://www.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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