Expert: Pat G - 3/26/2010

Question
Today is thurday and last wednesday I had a non surgical abortion and last night I had unprotected sex with my bf. He unfort. he cummed inside me and I am not sure if I could get pregnant from that so soon after. If you had any information that could help me I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

Answer
Hello, Lina,

I would say it is unlikely that you would be able to get pregnant this soon. That said, you are following a course of action that will get you back to the place where you were just before you had your abortion, sooner rather than later. Pulling out doesn't work. Neither does "protection". If you don't want to have another abortion, your wisest course of action is to abstain from sex (or penetration into any part of your body). This is not only wise to avoid pregnancy, but also to avoid disease. That soon after an abortion, your body would be much more receptive to infection. If your boyfriend has ever slept with anyone else, whether you know about it or not, you are at risk. Your boyfriend should respect you enough not to use you for his pleasure. If you find sex pleasurable as well, please know that you can get the same pleasure from a reasonable workout. You should have a talk with him about this. You deserve better. If you do get pregnant again in the future, please don't have another abortion. Abortion is dangerous and can kill you. It can also harm your future children. You are already at greater risk of getting breast cancer, from this abortion. It strikes a woman while she is young, and kills 1/4 of its victims. If you have a close relative that has had breast cancer, getting it is a virtual certainty. Also, you are possibly still at risk of getting toxic shock syndrome, if you took any pills in your vagina. This is caused by Clostridium sordellii. If you have it in your system, you are at risk. Toxic shock syndrome kills within hours. You need to be checked for this right away, because once symptoms set in, you have only hours to live.

If your boyfriend insists on having sex, or does anything else negative, although you are bonded to him and it will be difficult, you are really better off without him.

I hope you will be fine. Please stop taking chances and take care of yourself. Please have a doctor check you for disease and infection. Let me know how you are doing, in a couple of weeks.

You're welcome.