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I am married and Have 2 Children. Due to some reason ..
I have my early (4 weeks) medical abortion on 23rd Dec 2009 I have taken Mifepristone on 22nd Dec in Morng and After 30 hrs I have taken Misoprostol. I bleed for 7 days with heavy blood clots and cramps. The bleeding was end by brownish coloured gel.

Now Today is 25th Jan 2010. Almost 5 weeks has paased on. I am feeling normal. But I am worried about my regular periods. When I will have my periods after abortion.

Regards

RB

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Dear RB,
It is common and normal to have a delayed period after taking the abortion pill.  I have seen periods be delayed for weeks or even months normally after any kind of termination of pregnancy (with the pill or the procedure).  Your periods will come back to normal.  Your only concern is to make sure you do not get pregnant again, so make sure to use protection.  

There is more information on delayed periods and bleeding after abortion on my website: http://www.EarlyAbortionOptions.com

Doctor Joan
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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