Expert: Pat G - 3/12/2010

Question
i had a medical abortion on 3/6/2010 at 6 weeks pregant is it normal for me to still bleed heavy and passing blood clots?

Answer
Hello, jeanette,

Having an abortion isn't normal, and neither are any of the consequences. It makes more sense to speak of what is common.

Unfortunately the term "medical abortion" is ambiguous. So I will address both common kinds of abortion. If you had a surgical abortion, then it is not common to be bleeding and passing clots nearly a week later. It may indicate they injured you, above and beyond the normal injury that is required to do the abortion in the first place. If you had a pill abortion, then it would be more likely that you would still be bleeding and passing clots.

In either case, that kind of bleeding is dangerous. Too many women are bleeding to death after abortion. You need to make sure that doesn't happen to you, so you really need to see a doctor. Don't go back to whoever provided the abortion. Go to someone else. The people who provided the abortion won't want to admit that they hurt you in any way.

In the meantime, try to get some cayenne into your body. Cayenne is red hot peppers, and you can get it either by eating spicy foods that have it, or by taking supplements. You can get these at the health food store.

Please take care of yourself. Abortion is always dangerous. Please don't take any more chances. Let me know how you do.