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Expert: Doctor Joan
Date: 4/16/2008
Subject: Medical abortion
Question
I have a lovely 4 year old boy. I suffered 2 miscarriages while I was ttc a second child. I then fell pregnant again, but at 10 wks I started feeling depressed and confused about wether I still wanted another child or not. I had a medical abortion(Feb 2007). I quickly realised afterwards that I had made a terrible mistake. I have been ttc for over a year now and no luck. With my other pregnancies I fell pregnant within 3mths. Can medical abortions cause infertility? I felt no pain during the procedure, and I just bled a normal period. No signs of infection. I am feeling so ashamed about the abortion that I am scared to go to my doctors about it.
Answer
Dear Mary,
A medical abortion should not cause infertility, so you should be able to get pregnant again. All pregnancies are different, and it just may be taking you longer to conceive.
Sometimes emotions and stress can influence hormones. It is important for you to let go of your mistake. It sounds like you are still beating yourself up about it. Even the worst mistakes can be learning experiences about you, your relationship, how you make decisions, your values, etc. See what you learned from it, and move forward. Being hard on yourself only makes it harder to be positive with the child you have.
Standard practice is to get a medical evaluation if you have been trying to conceive for a year. Given the situation, I would probably give it 3-6 more months. If you don't feel comfortable with the doctor, you don't need to tell them about the medical abortion - but my advice is to find a doctor that you can be honest with. A relationship with a doctor is like any relationship - the more you can be open and honest, the better it will be.
If you want to let me know where you live, I may be able to steer you to where to find a good one.
Good luck with all of this!
Doctor Joan
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