Expert: Shan Yi Sheng - 4/5/2011

Question
hi dr.shan i am worried and problematic thinking what should i do..my lmp is last jan. 31 and ended last feb 5... after first week of march i tried to insert misoprostol cytotec and i was on cramps and bleed not so heavy it takes only 1 day and then afeter is just spotting i follow up every 3 hours then i tried again in the other day and then i was bleeding for 1 days not to heavy and sometimes have some spotting..itried after 2 days of insertion and it was still positive i tried a couple of days but i just got bleed for only a couple of hours... so i think i am still pregnant untill now do i need a d&c? there is posibility that the baby is no life already or still alive and need to do up a dilation and cutterage?thank u...

Answer
Hi m,

do not worry, everything is fine.
The pregtest stays positive until three weeks after the abortion !
Pregnancy hormones leave the body very slowly.
Your pregnancy was very young and can easily be expelled unnoticed with the bleeding.
The only thing you need is patience.
bests
dr Shan