Expert: Pat G - 2/2/2010

Question
Hi

I got abortion for the first time in the month of October last year. After two months(Jan 2010) i had sex and became pregnant once again. But i don't understand what happened suddenly i found bleeding. Went to doctor for consultation, finally they said to abort. Please explain me what would be reason for the 2nd time abortion and suggest me for my next pregnancy. Healthy precautions to be taken.

Thanks

Answer
Hello, Sushee,

Have you had a second abortion yet? If not, it might not be a good idea.

If it's just bleeding, but no pain, there might not be a problem. Sometimes women experience bleeding while they are pregnant. I had this happen to me once. In fact, the bleeding was profuse. But there was no need to interfere because it stopped, and there was no pain. I talked to a doctor I trusted very much at the time, and he said to leave things alone. If I had let them do anything to me, they would have killed my living baby. I'm not saying your case is just like mine. It might not be. But unless there is some immediate and serious threat, it is best to leave things alone.

Obviously, you should be closely watched. But abortion itself can cause heavy bleeding, and can even be life-threatening because a woman can bleed to death.

It's common these days for doctors to intervene when they shouldn't. They want to control everything, and aren't willing to wait on nature. So that could be a reason.

The other problem is, the more often you have an abortion, the more likely you are to have problems in a future pregnancy. Your body isn't designed for that kind of heavy intervention, and it can really upset the balance of your body. So the healthiest precaution you can take would be not to let the doctors keep messing with your body. If in a future pregnancy, you threaten to miscarry, then intervention might be warranted, but not right now.

If you haven't had a second abortion yet, get a second opinion. Try to find a doctor who doesn't believe in abortion, and ask him what you should do. If you live in or near one of the cities in south India, I may be able to help you find one, so let me know. And let me know what happens. Please take care of yourself, and try to keep the doctors from messing with your body any more than necessary.

You're welcome.