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Hi I had an abortion last year on November 19th and had bleeding after until December 13th when I began having unprotected sex again with my fiance. My period began January 5th and I had light bleeding/spotting (some sex here and there) until January 19th when the spotting stopped. I've been havin uprotected sex regularly since then and my period was due to start February 2nd but today is the 21st and it hasn't started yet. I took a home pregnancy test on February 10th and it was negative. What's going on? Did I miss my period because I bled so much last month or can I be pregnant and its just not detected yet? When I had the abortion last year, I didn't know I was pregnant until I was already 13 weeks, I had no symptoms at all except one abnormal period. Could this be the case again?
If you have been having unprotected intercourse you could be in the early stage of pregnancy. You can take another test now. If it is negative then you are not pregnant. You should go on a reliable contraceptive method to decrease your stress. There are so many alternatives now. The new low dose pills (Lo Loestrin and Loestrin), the ring and the IUD.
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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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