Expert: Diane Cheryl - 10/30/2011

Question
HI! I am 31 years old mother of two children. I find out i was 4 weeks pregnant in october 2011 its illegal to abort a child where i live so i secretly manage to get cytotec 200mg tablets from a source. It was my first time for its use i was told to swallow 4 tablets in early morning with empty stomach and 3 after 3 hours of first dose same way orally. I had diarrhoea symptoms along with slight uerine contractions but NO BLEEDING at all within a day cramps were over anmd i was fine again.  had my ultrasound today and it shows a healthy fetus of 7 weeks with proper heart beat and my gynae when told abt my cytotec dose assured me that alone misoprostol is not dangerous for embryo unless its taken with mifepristone so i should continue the pregnancy. I am confused though whether should i go for medical abortion by travelling to another country or should i continue with this pregnancy. Please help me asap May God bless you always..

Answer
Saima,

I hope you have chose to carry your child to term. If your doctor advised this, I would agree. It could be dangerous to travel to another country and have an abortion. There could be problems to your health, etc. I have counseled women for 23 years about abortion. Most women having abortion, suffer post abortion trauma. This includes mental, emotional, and spiritual problems as well as potential health risks.

Please email me at CHERYL51@aol.com so we can talk more privately. Hope to hear from you soon.

Diane Cheryl