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I found out I was pregnant at 12 weeks into the pregnancy and due to unfortunate circumstances, I had an abortion almost 3 weeks later on November 19th. Everything went okay with the procedure and I started taking birthcontrol pills but that only lasted about 3 days. My husband and I started having unprotected sex 2 weeks after the procedure and have been doing so regularly. I took a pregnancy test last week and it was negative but my period still isn't here. Is that normal? I do want to have a baby but wasn't expecting it to happen so soon after. Is that possible and if so, why was the test negative?
It can take up to 8 weeks for your period to return. It sounds like you do want to be pregnant your stopped the pill and are having unprotected sex. Right now you are not pregnant. However, you could be and the hormone level is not high enough to be detected. You can get pregnant within two weeks after any abortion.
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Doctor Early Options
Expertise
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.
Experience
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
Education/Credentials
Dr. Joan Fleischman, Founder
M.D., Harvard Medical School
M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of Government
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