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Expert: - 5/12/2009


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i'm from the philippines. when my grilfriend was around 7 weeks pregnant she took at least 25 tabs of MISOPROSTOL 200mcg in different routes. some where intra-vaginal, some were taken by mouth and intra-vaginal at the same time, some by sublingual. no cramping or bleeding occurred after a few days. a friend advised us to take METHERGINE instead. so she took some, 1 tablet 125 mcg 3x/ day for 5 days, then waited for a couple of days. two days after, that is today, there are no signs of cramping or bleeding still. what shall we do now? are we still going to wait? please help us. it's illegal to have an abortion here in our country. thank you. we'd appreciate it alot if you answer this email. thank you again.

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Dear Mark,
The main concern is how do you know she is 7 weeks pregnant?  Did she get an ultrasound?  What date was the ultrasound? Did she ever take misoprostol 200 mcg 4 tabs by vagina? If so, how many times did she do this?
Send me back this information and I'll be able to help you more.
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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