Abortion + No Period After 5 Weeks Posted: 06-11-07 18:01pm
I had an abortion May 5th and I still have
not had a period. I do have unprotected
sex, but I waited the two weeks. We always
use the 'pull out' method'. I have taken
a pregnancy test and it comes up negative,
but I am worried. I haven't had ANY kind
of complications though. I didnt bleed bad
at all... It was just normal. I didnt go
back for my check up, because they told me
since I lived 4 hours away that if I hadnt
had any complications and had a negative
test after 2 weeks, everything would be
fine... What do you think?
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Birch
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Posted: 06-11-07 23:23pm
Hey Bekah,
I think everyone's different. If you are
not experiencing complications, I would
not be concerned about a late(r) period.
It takes time to get back into the natural
rhythm of things. I'd hit up a local gyno
just for a check and see what they say if
you start getting antsy.
For the future, I would not use the pull
out method only. This is consistantly
unreliable (oxymoron?) and can barely be
called a 'method'. Please be careful with
your body and do not put it through excess
stress.
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Llewellyn
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Posted: 06-11-07 23:37pm
You do not want a baby, yet you have
unprotected sex? Is there a reason that
you do that? Are you aware that you can
easily get pregnant from the pull out
method even if your partner pulls out in
time? (Lots of questions, I know). Keep
in mind that being ready for sex means
being ready to do it responsibly!
I would suggest getting an actual form
of birth control if you do not want a baby
right now. Abortion is kind of tough on
your body, so it is definitely not meant
to be used in place of birth control. If
you are avoiding birth control because you
had a bad reaction to it in the past, talk
to your ob-gyn as there are many options.
If you had a bad reaction to one, it does
not mean you will have a bad reaction to
another.
Is there any ob-gyn that you can see that
is closer to you? Even if it is not at an
abortion clinic, I would think an ob-gyn
would be able to make sure everything
looks ok just to be on the safe side.
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jenn_smithson
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Posted: 06-13-07 03:34am
Llewellyn
wrote:
Abortion is kind of tough
on your body, so it is definitely not
meant to be used in place of birth
control.
Abortion may not be
pleasant to go through at the time it
occurs (depending on anesthesia choice and
availability) but it is not actually tough
on a woman's body. In fact, it is the
safest medical procedure a woman can
undergo in an industrialized nation where
it is legal. It is also 11 times safer
than childbirth and much less "tough" than
continuing a pregnancy, even in the first
trimester.
I imagine that if the original poster
lives in an industrialized nation,
hormonal birth control is more than likely
easily accessible and much cheaper than
abortion and thus, those are the reasons
why she should be encouraged to ask her
doctor about which method would be right
for her.
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Jules
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Posted: 06-13-07 03:49am
As safe as abortion may be, I think
Llewellyn's point was that it's tougher on
a woman's body than simply using decent
contraception. It's plain silly to risk
pregnancy over and over again and have
multiple abortions when you can attempt to
prevent such occurrences.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 06-13-07 11:44am
PurestGreen
wrote:
As safe as abortion may be,
I think Llewellyn's point was that it's
tougher on a woman's body than simply
using decent contraception. It's plain
silly to risk pregnancy over and over
again and have multiple abortions when you
can attempt to prevent such
occurrences.
You feel that way, I feel that way, llewy
feels that way... but many pro-choicers
don't, unfortunately. Just letting you
know, incase this becomes an issue.
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 06-13-07 11:57am
Eiri
wrote:
PurestGreen
wrote:
As safe as abortion may be,
I think Llewellyn's point was that it's
tougher on a woman's body than simply
using decent contraception. It's plain
silly to risk pregnancy over and over
again and have multiple abortions when you
can attempt to prevent such
occurrences.
You feel that way, I feel that way, llewy
feels that way... but many pro-choicers
don't, unfortunately. Just letting you
know, incase this becomes an
issue.
Feel free to add me to the list of people
who feel that way.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 06-13-07 12:03pm
mc4ever02
wrote:
Eiri
wrote:
PurestGreen
wrote:
As safe as abortion may be,
I think Llewellyn's point was that it's
tougher on a woman's body than simply
using decent contraception. It's plain
silly to risk pregnancy over and over
again and have multiple abortions when you
can attempt to prevent such
occurrences.
You feel that way, I feel that way, llewy
feels that way... but many pro-choicers
don't, unfortunately. Just letting you
know, incase this becomes an
issue.
Feel free to add me to the list of people
who feel that
way.
Haha ^^ I was just hoping to let her know
beforehand that some pro-choicers will
become... inflamed if it is implied that
prevention is more moral or ethical or
"better" in any way, in comparison to
using abortion as birth control.
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Jules
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Posted: 06-13-07 13:30pm
Thanks .Eiri, that's appreciated
I can see why some people might think it
is a moral judgement to say what I said.
However, I think the point I made about
contraception being the easier option
doesn't really have a satisfactory
counter-argument.
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Llewellyn
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Posted: 06-13-07 13:32pm
PurestGreen
wrote:
As safe as abortion may be,
I think Llewellyn's point was that it's
tougher on a woman's body than simply
using decent contraception. It's plain
silly to risk pregnancy over and over
again and have multiple abortions when you
can attempt to prevent such
occurrences.
