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I had an aspiration(syringe) abortion on Jan 24th. I was 38 days along. On Jan 28th to Feb 3rd I had what would be considered a normal period for me. I cramped which was alleviated by 800mg Mortrin.  Could this have been my period? I also had unprotected sex on the 3rd and 7th of Feb. Am I at risk for another pregnancy? I have not been spotting or anything since the "period". I did not bleed or spot after the procedure.

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 The normal period usually comes 4 to 6 weeks after the procedure.  The initial bleeding last for 2 weeks then stops.  You can get get pregnant.
You are suppose to use condoms for 2 weeks to prevent infection.  You can take Emergency contraception pill now.  I recommend you do that and then take a pregnant test in 2 weeks.  

 We have our patients who are under 42 days pregnant perform a urine pregnancy test 1 week after the procedure.  It should be negative.  You should call the facility that performed your procedure, especially if you had no bleeding.  We tell our patients to call if no bleeding after 5 days.  

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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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