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Expert: - 5/11/2009


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I had D&C 7 weeks ago when I was 22 weeks pregnant. We found out at the ultrasound that the fetus had heart problem so we terminated the pregnancy.  My husband and I would really want a healthy baby so we decided to try right away.  I was using ovulation kit to detect my ovulation and I had a positive sign at week 5 and we had sex that day and the next day. At week 7, I used home pregnancy test and it was positive.  At this moment (week 7 +3days), I still haven't had my first period after D&C.  I would like to know if I am really pregnant or the test is just showing false result from the last pregnany.

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Dear Amanda -
It's hard to know whether you are having a false positive from the past pregnancy or a new positive pregnancy test.  It could be either.  The only way to know for sure would be to get a blood test or ultrasound.
Good luck! I hope everything works out for you!
Doctor Joan
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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