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Expert: - 10/26/2007


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I had an abortion about 1yr ago...and have had my regular period ever since ...never missed one or never late. But now I have been reading stuff saying sometimes after having an abortion you may never be able to have a child. I took birth control right after I had the procedure, but stopped after 3months due to no medical or insurance. I'm just freaking out that me getting the abortion and taking birth control and then stopping, I wont ever be able to have a child. My question is what are the chances of not being able to after done all this??

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Tiffany, there is nothing to be concerned about.  The information about not being able to get pregnant again is political, not medical information, and is spread by people who are trying to convince women not to have abortions.  Infertility after an abortion is an extremely rare complication that happens less than 1/100,000 cases.  If your abortion went well, you should not have concerns. You should feel confident that you will be able to get pregnant when you want to.  
I hope this is helpful,
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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Dr. Joan Fleischman, Founder M.D., Harvard Medical School M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of Government

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