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i have a surgical abortion done on sept.29 2010 now 5 weeks later i got my period and its heavy with some clotting as far as cramps there really mild.first day was a watery brown red the next was spotting brown then last night started like a light period now since i woke up today its been heavy i feel it gush out at times  and when i go to the bathroom it just drips out

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Hello, patty,

An abortion always disrupts a woman's hormones. It will cause your period to change. However, even though abortion ALWAYS hurts a woman, this sounds like more than your ordinary damage. We have to assume it is, because that is the only safe thing. Brown blood is old blood. But you shouldn't be gushing.

Please go see a decent doctor and let him advise you. Find someone who knows abortion is bad medicine. Do not go back to the person who did the abortion. He cannot be trusted.

In the meantime, please get some cayenne into your body. That's red hot peppers. This will help protect you from hemorrhage. You can either get it in spicy food, or as a supplement.

I will pray for you. Please let me know how you do. Don't let people hurt you like that ever again. Take care.

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I can help women with the consideration of their decision, and with resources, and I can share my own experiences as the mother of seven and grandmother of eleven. My approach is to show love and concern, and help women work through the issues, emotional, spiritual, practical. I also help women deal with boyfriend and family issues. I am not a doctor, but I have done extensive medical research, so I may be able to help with information. I am female. When you write, if you are or were pregnant, please tell me how far along you were or are, and if you have had an abortion, please tell me what kind. Thank you.

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I have been working with women who are considering abortion for several years. I also work with women who have had abortions. Our family has also experienced adoption, so I can talk about that as well.

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I am mostly self-taught. I also studied midwifery for awhile. I have spent years doing research on this topic. In fact, I have been doing research and working in this area since the early 1970's. I have been helping women online for a few years, under the guidance of a woman who was formally training in counseling.

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