Expert: Pat G - 11/9/2010

Question
hi doc pat...my last menstrual period was sept 10-15,but in october it didnt come.... i took pregtest 10th of october then its positive.. then i took cytotec october 22,i inserted 2 at my vagina and took one..then that morning 23th of october,blood came out...blood clots,lots of blood clots...but then the  second day the blood is so small and stops at the third day....then i took again cytotec this nov 5,again blood clots came out just in one day,the second day,still a small amount then stops again at the third day...im wondering if it has been aborted...you told me before that i should take pregtest after three weeks..thank you and godbless...hope you can answer my question now...thank you doc pat...

Answer
Hello, carol,

First, please know that I am not a doctor. I am a medical researcher.

You should NEVER take Cytotec, especially in the vagina. It can kill you! You need to go immediately to the doctor and have him test you for Clostridium sordellii. There are also other bacteria that can cause a problem, but this is the major one. If you have this in your body, he should begin life-saving treatment IMMEDIATELY. You could die of toxic shock syndrome, and it would only take hours. Once you start to develop symptoms, it is probably too late to save your life. Don't wait to do this!

A pregnant woman should never take Cytotec in the first place. The manufacturer says so. This is because it CAN kill a woman. If the only drug you took is Cytotec, it may not have caused an abortion. At this point, it is too late to cause an abortion by this method anyway.

What kind of problems are you facing that you would take such a powerful and toxic drug? There are better answers. No matter what you are facing, there is help available. There are organizations in the Philippines that can help you. To find one near you, please go to this web site:

http://heartbeatservices.org/connections/worldwide-directory

There are twenty such organizations there, so one of them should be near you.

Please have yourself checked immediately, and then contact the organization. Do not go to the person who gave you Cytotec. Find a doctor you can trust, someone who knows that abortion is bad medicine and harms women. If you are unable to find one, then the organization can help you find one. As soon as you are all right, please let me know how you are doing. I will pray for you. Take care.