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hello I'm 27. i had a (medical pill)abortion 8weeks on January 20,2012 stopped bleeding on the 27. Resumed light spotting on Feb 5 through 11 but when i would wipe it was stretchy like when your ovulating but mixed with blood(spotting comes and goes that week), and been having unprotected sex ever since the 5 of Feb since its been almost 3weeks. is there a high possibility of pregnancy and i did not feel that ive ovulated. I'm very confused here. Can you please clarify my questions.at this point can you feel if you ovulated.How long should i wait for the a regular period to come after the abortion? and what probability is here for another pregnancy. thank you for your time

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Yes, you could be pregnant.  You should take a pregnancy test if it is negative, repeat it in 1 week.  You can get pregnant as early as 7 days after a medical abortion. I don't know if it was ovulation you felt.  Some women are very sensitive.  The regular period can come as early as 6 weeks after a medical abortion.  

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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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