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Hi, I had a medical abortion on Aug 12, 2010. I was told I had a fibroid
tumor and needed to follow up with my regular ob/gyn so I did on sept
9 to find out my pregnancy test came up positive. I have been having
seriously painful cramps on my lower left abdominal side and seriously
painful tightness in my right breast. Should I be worried that the at
home is still showing a very light positive pregnancy test?  What would I
be having these cramps that cause me to double over?  I go back on Sept
23rd but I am seriously worried that there is something wrong.  Please
letter me know what I should do. Thank you!!!  

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It has been almost 6 weeks today since your abortion. On the the, you were 4 weeks.  The pregnancy test can be positive at that time.  At your follow-up,on the 23,  the test should be negative. If you continue with cramping, you should have an ultrasound.  One cause of pain can be a cyst on the ovary.  Sometimes these corpus luteum cysts can increase in size rather than shrink and cause pain on side of the abdomen.  An ultrasound can detect the cyst.

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We are a group of family doctors who provide abortion care for over a decade. We can answer any health or medical related questions about early abortion, including the aspiration procedure, the abortion pill (RU486), or surgical abortion. We run a practice called Early Options, located in New York City: http://www.EarlyAbortionOptions.com. The practice is dedicated to making early abortion part of mainstream medical care. There are other family doctors around the United States who practice a similar approach to early abortion care: see http://www.EarlyAbortion.com. Please do not ask "private" questions so that other women can learn from your experience. Please tell me what country you are from so that we can better help you.

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Experience in the area: We are all board certified family doctors who have special training in early abortion and reproductive health. Dr. Joan Fleischman is the founder of Early Options (earlyabortionoptions.com) dedicated to making early abortion part of mainstream medical care. Organizations: National Abortion Federation American Association of Family Physicians

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