Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Seattle, WA
Abortion Posted: 03-24-05 14:02pm
Hi! I'm 17 and last night me and my
boyfriend had sex with a condom, but he
told me it broke. I am so scared and
stressed out about the fact that there was
a chance that I could have gotten
pregnant. I will get my period at the
first of april, but I have a doctors
appointment on the 31st. I am scared that
the doctor will tell me she cant put me on
birthcontrol because i'm pregnant. What I
was wondering is does abortion cost? I
know it sounds bad, but me and my
boyfriend are not ready for a baby. We
both agreed that if I got pregnant that we
would not have it. But neither one of us
has any money to cost for it. I was just
wondering if you can still get an abortion
even if you have no money. I know I
shouldn't be stressed but I don't need a
baby right now. I know it sounds bad but
I can't afford one. I am just scared.
Please help me I need it really bad right
now...
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jenn_smithson
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 808 Location: Texas
Posted: 03-24-05 15:28pm
You can go right now to the nearest
planned parenthood and get emergency
contraception. Since they base things
off of a sliding scale, it will be
anywhere from $70-$100. Taken within 72
hours of unprotected (or broken condom)
sex it can drastically reduce your risk of
getting pregnant. It is best if taken as
soon as possible after the sex. My
husband and I had a condom break before we
were married and I took ec. We did not
become pregnant and I didn't have any real
side effects from the pills. It is two
pills. You take the first one right away
and then I think it was you take the
second pill either 12 or 24 hours after
the first. If an embryo has already
implanted (ie, if you're already
pregnant), it will not dislodge it or
dispell it. Simply put, if you are
already pregnant it will not cause an
abortion.
Since you are about a week from your
period, you should be safer than if this
had happened in the middle of your cycle.
Still, there is a chance of pregnancy.
Abortions range in price depending on your
geographic location and also on how far
along you are in the pregnancy. There's
also a choice in the type of abortion you
can obtain. You can either obtain a
medical abortion by taking mifepristone
(aka ru 486) or a surgical abortion. A
medical abortion (around here) seems to be
a cheaper option though some women prefer
to know for a fact that the abortion
worked. If this sounds like you, a
surgical abortion could work out. They
range in price and probably average about
$450 (at the time when most abortions are
performed). If you are pregnant, know
you can't keep the pregnancy, and choose
to obtain an abortion, you should ask the
clinicians if they know of any
organizations which help underpriviledged
women pay for abortions. Also, if you
are pregnant and choose an abortion, you
should look up your state's restrictions
on abortion. Some states require young
women under 18 to gain their parents
consent, others require the woman to
notify their parents, and others have no
restrictions. If you go to the local
planned parenthood, they will have that
information available to you.
I want to encourage you to continue using
condoms even when you do get on the birth
control pill. It takes a complete month
(cycle) for the pills to really become
effective so don't stop using a condom
when you get the pills. Also, if you're
not in a steady, monogamous relationship
then condoms will continue to protect you
from std's. Good job on going to the
doctor. Regular exams can save your
life.
If you need anything else, pm me or post
it here.
Peace,
jenn
p.S. I'll cross my fingers for you!
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BADSAL
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 257 Location: PA
Posted: 03-24-05 19:10pm
Goodluck. Most info you asked for was in
the last person's reply so I just wanted
to say hi. I've been there and am here
if you need to chat. Make sure you let
us know what you find out at the doctor,
ok.
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summer17
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Seattle, WA
Posted: 03-24-05 23:55pm
Thank you for all your help.. But I still
do not have the money to get the emergency
contraception thing. I am afraid. My
boyfriends sister tells me that they will
not be able to tell if I am pregnant by
the time I go to the doctor. Is that
true?
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 03-25-05 03:30am
Money or not you need to go and get the
morning after pill. If you are under 18
you can go to a family planning or planned
parenthood and get it for free. You will
have to get your pap and std tests and
everything, but who cares? You won't
have to pay for it and then you will have
a 75% of not becoming pregnant. If you
are over 18 they still go by your income
and if you don't have the money, don't
work, etc. They wont charge you then
either.
Wouldn't it be better to prevent a
pregnancy then to just not go cause you
don't have the money and then have to pay
three or four times as much for an
abortion. Definately go to a clinic as
soon as you possibly can and get the
morning after pill. Good luck to you.
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summer17
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Seattle, WA
Its Okay Everyone. Posted: 03-27-05 18:29pm
I thank you all for all your support and I
got my period so I was so happy even
though it did come early. Is anything
wrong with that? I don't think there is
but just in case I will ask. I thank you
all for all your support and advice and I
want to thank you for being friends to me
and not bashing me into the ground for
what I thought. I still go to the doctor
on the 31st so I will keep you posted on
how that went too. Thanks, summer
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 03-27-05 19:02pm
The early period could be implantation
bleeding, which would mean you were
pregnant. Even if you got your period
the day after you had sex, you still
needed to get the morning after pill.
Hopefully, your period just came early,
but you really wont know until you are due
for your next period. When you go to the
doc get on birth control (if you aren't
pregnant) and then you wont have to be so
worried if a condom breaks in the future.
Good luck and I hope everything turns out
o.K. If anything like this happens in
the future though make sure you get the
morning after pill as soon as you can.
