Expert: Dr. Harriet Johnson - 12/5/2009

Question
i know i asked you a question yesterday but today is the day im supposed to take the second two pills for my abortion to be effective.  i took the first pill at the clinic but am still afraid of taking the other two pills. honestly im not even sure if i made the right decision to take the first pill. what can happen if i do not take these pills?  how ceratin can i be that the first pill even had any effect at all.  on thursday when i took the first pill i was by ultrasound 8 weeks and 5 days.  im really feeling scared and wondering if i just jumped to my decision to do this or if im just afraid of how bad today can get if i do follow up with these other two pills.  does this make me a terrible person?  im really struggling here much more than i thought i would. ive tried to research what would or could happen now but with no luck.  please help.

Answer
Hi Lynn,

You're over 9 weeks pregnant now, so you shouldn't really be having a medical abortion as after 8 weeks it's not effective. I recommend you visit your doctor for an ultrasound, if the first pill has had no effect then you don't need to take the other two pills, but if it has started to work then you will need to take the other pills. This doesn't make you a terrible person at all.