Expert: Pat G - 9/11/2009

Question
Hi im mariam i took 200 mcg of cytotec vaginally 3times for 3 days but still there is no blood even a spot only thick white blood but i felt the cramps n pain after inserting the cytotec and i also took methergen orally twice a day.Is there something wrong?Pls do help me coz abortion is illegal here in our country.

Answer
Hello, Mariam,

You said you are from the United States. It's not illegal to have an abortion in the United States. If you are in some other country, looks like their government has more sense than ours! Abortion is very dangerous, and can kill a woman, or paralyze her or keep her from being able to communicate. It can harm her future children in serious ways. It can prevent her from ever having a child or a normal pregnancy. It can cause breast cancer. It can greatly increase the risk a woman will die a violent death in the year after abortion.

You didn't say how far along you were/are. That's important. You didn't say when you took the Cytotec. It is unlikely that Cytotec will produce an abortion, and there is only a very narrow window during which it would have any effect at all, other than to make you sick. The manufacturer says Cytotec is NOT supposed to be taken by pregnant women. This is because it can kill a woman one of several ways. If you took the Cytotec in the last couple of days, and develop any symptoms, GET TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM IMMEDIATELY AND TELL THEM TO CHECK FOR TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME. Toxic shock syndrome can kill a woman within hours, usually before they can even figure out what's wrong. Also, it can cause a woman to bleed to death, or it can rupture her uterus.

If all you had was cramps, consider yourself lucky! Leave things alone. The odds are very high that everything will be OK, but not if you keep endangering your life like that. If you are afraid you will be harmed because you are pregnant, please go to another country, or if there are Americans in your country, ask them to help you find a place of refuge. You shouldn't have to choose between death by abortion and death by violence.

You took your life into your hands. Please don't do that! You deserve better. Please keep in touch. If you need other kinds of help, I may be able to tell you where to get it. Stay safe!