Expert: Pat G - 1/25/2011

Question
after an abortion in the last week in october i bled for 2 months on and off and then i had protected sex the 7th of january then the 17th of january i see blood wen i urinate and wipe becuz i had a little cramps and now it turn brownish,, wud i be pregnant??? PLEASE HELP ME I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP

Answer
Hello, Aneeka,

Brown blood is old blood. It doesn't worry me a lot. However, since you had sex, there IS a possibility you are pregnant again. There is no such thing as "protected sex". Condoms are prone to failure. I recommend you find a decent doctor and get some answers. There are organizations all over the United States that offer help to women in your position. You can find one near you by going to this web site:

http://www.optionline.org/

The link to the lists is on the right.

Please ask them to help you make contact with a doctor who can help you. If you are pregnant, they can help you with whatever problems you face. Abortion is dangerous. The kind of bleeding you experienced can cause you to bleed to death. It greatly weakens your body and makes you much more prone to infection as well.

If you don't want to have the fear of pregnancy, you should stop having sex. If you are married, you should get help instead of an abortion. You need to make sure you don't get into a cycle of getting repeat abortions, because each abortion will do more damage to your body. Abortion can also harm your future children. So please don't consider it again. Get the help you need from a decent doctor. Don't have anything further to do with whomever supplied your abortion. They cannot be trusted.

Please go to your local organization and then let me know what happens. Take care.