Expert: Pat G - 12/1/2010

Question
Hi. I had a surgical abortion on the 11th oct 2010. I had a few days of
bleeding and then it settled down to very light brown blood. Exactly 4
weeks later the bleeding changed to bright red, so I assumed it was my
period, and started taking the yasmin pill. Two weeks later I was still
bleeding heavily so I went to the doc and he prescribed me tramexamic
acid to help reduce the bleeding And he told me to stop taking the
yasmin .They seemed to work as it stopped altogether after four days. So
I had protected sex, and the bleeding started again? The abortion was 8
weeks ago. I'm in the uk. Thank you.

Answer
Hello, kelly,

It sounds like the abortion may have caused you an injury that should be looked at. I am saying that, because bleeding heavily for two weeks afterward (at any point) is not that common.

The tranexamic acid may help with the bleeding, but I also recommend that you get some cayenne (red hot pepper) into your body. The drug may cause side effects, but cayenne is very healing, and stops hemorrhage. You can get cayenne as a supplement, or you can get it in food. In UK, one of the best places to get it in food is in Indian restaurants. The food there tends to be very spicy, but hopefully, they'll prepare food that isn't too hot for you. Cayenne is not their most commonly used spice, so you will have to ask questions about their food to find out which dishes have cayenne in them. You may also be able to look up the name of individual dishes on the internet to see if they have cayenne. The other spices they use in curries will help, but not as much.

You shouldn't take Yasmin. It's dangerous, and there have been some serious problems with it. Your doctor is right about that. Other birth control pills are also dangerous.

If you are thinking protected sex will prevent you from having another pregnancy, don't. Protection doesn't work. At best, it delays pregnancy. But sooner or later, there will be a failure. If you need to avoid pregnancy, don't have sex at all. Abortion is dangerous. It can kill you or cause permanent damage. It can cause serious birth defects in your future children. When you do become pregnant in the future, be sure and tell your doctor about your abortion. He may need to perform a procedure called cerclage, to protect your child. You have also greatly increased your risk of getting breast cancer and autoimmune disease like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. There are many other potential problems. So you should never have an abortion again. The more abortions you have, the more damage they cause.

The physical activity and hormones from having sex can also change hormones or stir things loose and cause bleeding.

If you are married, having sex is reasonable, but having an abortion is not reasonable, because there is no reason not to have a baby if you are married. If you need to avoid pregnancy for awhile, I recommend you learn how to tell when you are fertile, and then avoid sex when you are. You have to chart faithfully, and you can't be using any hormones at all. For more information, please go to this web site:

http://www.fertilityuk.org/

Make sure the doctor checks you for possible injury, and he should test your hormones as well, to see if the bleeding occurred when it should, but you shouldn't be bleeding heavily for two weeks. That is dangerous and can seriously harm your health. It can also deplete your immune system so you are more likely to get an infectious disease.

Please take care, and keep in touch and let me know how you are doing.