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I don't want to sound like the usual suspect, but I had an abortion in the middle of Jan. 2011.  I then had, what i think, was a normal period starting Feb. 6, 2011.  I didn't start my period towards the end of March, beginning of April, like i was supposed to.  I took a pregnancy test on around April 10 and it came out negative, then waited 2 days and took another one and it turned out positive.  My question is "is it possible that the abortion PLUS stress, threw my ovulation cycles off?"  I've had 4 ultrasounds and each one says that I got pregnant around March 3-8.  Does this sound right?  Or could i have gotten pregant around Feb. 20-23 like all of the ovulation calculators suggest?  Thank you!!

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After an abortion or a pregnancy, the ovulation is off for 3 months.  I tell my patients not to use the ovulation calculator until they have had three normal periods to determine the cycle.  The Ultrasound date during the first 8 weeks is very accurate.  So it is correct and only off by 3 days.  

I have my patients be careful and use condoms until the cycle is established.  

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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.

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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

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