QuestionI have an appointment booked for an surgical abortion on wednesday. My head is spinning with fear that they might turn me down because I am early, even though read on the site of the clinic that they do early as four weeks surgical and medical. The last time I had an ultrasound hey only found a gas sac. Another worry of mine is that it might be a failed abortion because it is early and I read so mant horror stories. Could this happen. I have had two abortions surgical in the past with success. I don't want to ever go through this again. I used condoms and it broke.
AnswerHello, Simone,
I don't recommend a woman ever get an abortion for non-medical reasons, but let's talk about specific types of abortion.
At 4 to 5 weeks, abortionists will sometimes do a "surgical" abortion which involves a suction bulb type device. However, these are really difficult to keep clean and sterilize, and abortionists are notorious for not sterilizing instruments anyway. A woman can get a sexually transmitted disease, including HIV, from a surgical abortion, if the client before her had one. There are so many possible complications that people have written entire books about this.
Sometimes they'll offer a pill abortion, but the pills are poisonous for pregnant women. They're not intended for abortion. They can cause a woman to bleed to death, or a woman can get toxic shock syndrome. This is a massive infection that will kill a woman in hours. It happens because the pills suppress a woman's immune system, and her body doesn't fight back. Medical abortions are probably a far worse experience for a woman than surgical, if all goes well, because they take days. If a woman develops a complication, she is away from medical care and on her own. Bleeding can go on for weeks, and can become heavy without warning.
Abortionists don't care about women. All they care about is your money. They are very careless. You were lucky so far. Don't push your luck.
Both early suction abortions and surgical abortions can harm your future children. They can cause SERIOUS birth defects, or repeat miscarriages, and can cause complications at birth. For this reason, it is necessary to tell your doctor when you get prenatal care, that you have had two surgical abortions, because he can do some things to decrease the chance of harm. I don't blame you for not wanting to go through another surgical abortion. You also should take Vitamin D3 for the rest of your life, to help prevent getting breast cancer, because you are much more at risk as a result of your prior abortions. A dose of around 5000IU is a good place to start, and you will have to have your blood checked occasionally to make sure you're not getting too much. You should have around 75 ng/ml in your blood, and 100 is borderline too high.
If you saw only a sac, there may not be a baby, and such a situation will tend to resolve itself. There is also a possibility that your prior abortions is causing problems with this pregnancy.
Condoms, as you discovered the hard way, are not reliable. The only thing that is reliable is abstinence. Your partner really owes it to you to protect you from the fear of pregnancy, because you deserve better than abortion.
I hope you won't keep your appointment. There are organizations in Canada that are willing to help you. If you have an abortion this time, your chance of never having a child is 50%. And you are definitely in the category of a repeater, and that is very much not good! So please go to this web site and find an organization in your area:
http://www.optionline.org/
You have time to make a decision you can live with. This business of having an abortion periodically is for the birds. Abortion is a serious attack on a woman's body. Go to your local organization, and see what they have to offer. You deserve a chance to consider some real alternatives. You can probably even go see them tomorrow. Please do this. I don't want you to get hurt. Please stay safe.
