Expert: Pat G - 7/19/2010

Question
Hi, I am 5 weeks post abortion. I passed very little blood after a 7wk pregnancy.......following a surgical procedure and I did get a light cycle about 2 weeks after the procedure. I'm concerned now though because at five weeks post abortion I have period like cramps with only a bloody mucous streak.....please advise

Answer
Hello, kela,

Your body's hormones may not be back to the pre-pregnant state yet. Have you taken a pregnancy test? With a surgical procedure, most women don't pass much blood. The cramps could mean any number of things. Until your body's hormones settle down, you can have some pretty erratic experiences. Do you still have any symptoms of pregnancy?

If you go several more weeks and things aren't as they should be, I recommend you go to a doctor. When you do, do NOT go back to the person who did the abortion. Find someone else. Abortionists will rarely admit that they harmed a woman in any way. You will need to go to a doctor who doesn't believe in abortion. The problem is that some of these doctors not only ignore medical ethics, but they have poor medical judgment as a result. So you need to go to someone you can trust.

About the best you can do right now is hang in there. If you want to test for pregnancy on a weekly basis, you can do this, and see if the test shows fainter over time. And there is always the possibility the abortionist missed the baby as well. I wouldn't be able to tell you any more than this over the internet, and neither would anyone else. If you continue to have a problem, or just want to talk to me, feel free to write any time. Keep in touch and let me know how you do. Whatever you do, don't take such a risk with your life in the future. It's not worth it. You deserve better. Take care.