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Expert: - 10/14/2007


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Can you please tell me what can I do. I had and abortion 2 months ago and still no period. I was only 7 weeks when I had the abortion and before then my periods were every 22 days. I have since had 2 ultrasounds and 2 negative pregnancy test results.I am worry I might cant have children in the future. Are there any pills I can take to bring my period down? Thanks for All you help.

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Dear Dee,
This is fairly common after an abortion.  You should get your periods back regularly.  The most common reason is changes in your hormones.  The next common reason is a new pregnancy, but you have ruled that out with the pregnancy tests. I would wait another month, and then if you still don't get your period set up an appointment with a gyn doctor.  They will try prescribing pills.  
There is a lot of fear that abortion causes infertility.  This fear is promoted by people who are trying to scare women from having an abortion.  It is an extremely rare complication- and even more rare with such an early pregnancy like yours.
Let me know what happens,
Doctor Joan

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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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