Abortion/IS IT NORMAL

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Expert: - 10/29/2010


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HI MY NAME IS JESSICA AM 20  YEARS OLD I HAVE 3 KIDS BUT ON SEPT 25 I HAD ABORTION I KNOW U NOT SUPPOSE 2 HAVE SEX AFTER ALL THAT BUT LIKE A WEEK AFTER ME AND MY BOYFRIEND HAD UNPROTECTED SEX I ALWAYS GET MA PERIOD THE END OF THE MONTH OR THE BEGIN NEXT MONTH IT OCTOBER 28 IN I STILL HAVEN'T GET MA PERIOD IS IT NORMAL 4 MA PERIOD 2 COME DIFFERENT NOW THEN BEFORE....WHAT CANT U TELL ME ABOUT ALL THIS

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Your cycle will change.  The period usually come between 4-8 weeks after an abortion.  It has just been 5 weeks.  You should have a negative urine pregnancy test since it has been 4 weeks.  If it is trace positive, repeat it in a week.  If it is positive, then you may have a new pregnancy.

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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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