pregnant 6 weeks after abortion ? Posted: 06-12-08 22:25pm
I recently had an abortion at 10 wks
gestation on May 2, 2008. Six weeks later
today and i still have no period and no
signs of one comming either. This morn i
took a pregnancy test and it was positive.
Im not on any birth control and been
sexually active. Im worried and confused.
Is it possible to fall pregnant so soon
after an abortion?
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 06-12-08 22:30pm
Why are you not using birth control if you
don't want to be pregnant? I'm assuming
the doctors and nurses that performed your
abortion instructed you on proper use of
birth control to avoid abortions in the
future?
Any time you have unprotected sex,
pregnancy is possible. If the test is
positive, you're pregnant again. If you
don't want to be pregnant, you really need
to start using birth control or stop
having sex.
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Reptar
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Posted: 06-12-08 22:38pm
After your abortion, they will have told
you that it is most certainly possible to
get pregnant right after an abortion. I
agree with Aya and think you should
smarten up, unless you think that
abortions are tons of fun.
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Kooshball
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Posted: 06-12-08 22:55pm
No i dont think that abortions are tons of
fun thankyou. If you knew anything about
the pill, you would know that it has to be
taken the first day of your period. Hence
waiting for period? I should also clarify
that yes i do use condoms, thats all i can
do till my period is due, i have been
careful.I should really revise in saying
also that the HCG levels that are used to
dertermine pregnancy are still present. I
was told that it can take upto 6 weeks for
them to clear?? Im wondering if anyone
else has been in this situation and to
maybe clarify that this can be normal?
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 06-12-08 23:06pm
You said you were not using any birth
control. That suggested that you were
having unprotected sex. If you were using
condoms, you were having protected sex.
That would have been one of the first
things I would have mentioned.
You should ask your doctor to do a blood
test to determine what your hCG level is
at. If the condoms did not break, your
chances are good that you are not pregnant
again.
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Kooshball
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Posted: 06-12-08 23:13pm
Thanks for your advise, sorry for the
mis-communication.
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Reptar
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Posted: 06-13-08 08:02am
Kooshball
wrote:
No i dont think that
abortions are tons of fun thankyou. If you
knew anything about the pill, you would
know that it has to be taken the first day
of your period. Hence waiting for period?
I should also clarify that yes i do use
condoms, thats all i can do till my period
is due, i have been careful.I should
really revise in saying also that the HCG
levels that are used to dertermine
pregnancy are still present. I was told
that it can take upto 6 weeks for them to
clear?? Im wondering if anyone else has
been in this situation and to maybe
clarify that this can be
normal?
Nice try, but seeing as how I've studied
abortion and the pill for years, you can't
pull that on me. http://abortiontoronto.com/
faqs.html Check out the bottom
question and you'll see that you can begin
taking birth control the Sunday after your
abortion, so no, you don't need to wait
for a period. Thanks for clarifying that
you are indeed using some form of
protection, and like Aya said, you're not
at a high risk for being pregnant again.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 06-13-08 15:23pm
HI Kooshball!!
You should have started taking the PILL
ASAP...
I work in an abortion office, I assist
with abortion and deal with birth
control.
BC can be started ANYTIME you want.. BUT,
starting on your period means that you are
protected IMMEDIATELY, and it is less
likely that you would have breakthrough
bleeding or spotting.
NO WORRIES! Do not let judgmental people
bother you!
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Kooshball
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Posted: 06-19-08 21:29pm
Thanks Carifairy! I wont. Its been a
stressful couple months in itself. So
yea..
But you'll be happy to know i got my
period 2 days after my original post!
yay!
I jumped on the pill that wkend. All good
now..Pheew Thanks to those who gave me
supportive, good advice
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Posted: 06-19-08 21:54pm
Kooshball
wrote:
I should also clarify that
yes i do use condoms, thats all i can do
till my period is due, i have been
careful.I should really revise in saying
also that the HCG levels that are used to
dertermine pregnancy are still present. I
was told that it can take upto 6 weeks for
them to clear?? Im wondering if anyone
else has been in this situation and to
maybe clarify that this can be
normal?
My period came EXACTLY 7 weeks to the day
after my abortion. I was so nervous about
getting pregnant again that I didn't have
sex for 3 months afterward!!! However, a
pregnancy test can show a positive reading
for a few weeks after an abortion
(depending on the amount of HCG the test
can detect). If you used condoms, and
used them properly, you most likely are
not pregnant.
