QuestionQUESTION: Hi,
I took the abortion pill on December 22nd and stopped bleeding around the second week of January. After that, there wasn't any bleeding, but then I started to get some light bleeding, some spotting, a couple days ago and today its heavy with some clotting. is it normal to stop bleeding for that long and then start again?
ANSWER: Hello, Erica,
How far along were you when you took the pill? Are you counting from your last menstrual period, or from the day you think you conceived? What medications did you take?
The abortion pill causes a lot of erratic bleeding. The pills are poisonous for a pregnant woman, so taking them is not normal. Neither would any of the consequences be normal. A woman can expect erratic bleeding for weeks after an abortion. If it is heavy, it can even threaten a woman's life. Some women bleed to death. Since you are bleeding heavily, I recommend you get some cayenne into your body. You can either eat food with red hot peppers in it, or you can take it as a supplement.
It would be common not to bleed for awhile, and then have a period, which could be quite heavy because of the disruption of a woman's hormones. There is simply no way that anyone can predict how a particular woman will react. Normally, you wouldn't expect clots with a period, however. There may have been some other kind of injury. Did you experience heavy pain when you took the pills?
If you let me know the answers to these questions, I may be able to tell you more. Ultimately, to find out what your body is doing in particular, you will need to see a doctor. Nobody can diagnose a problem over the internet.
Please take care of yourself. Don't take any more poisonous pills. I'll wait to hear from you.
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QUESTION: Hello,
I was about 7 1/2 weeks along, from my last menstrual cycle when I took the pill. It's the misoprostol and I got it from Planned Parenthood.
They gave me a very extensive informative meeting about what I should be prepared for and how I should feel. I felt pain for about 20 minutes, but then once I passed the pregnancy, the pain (felt like bad cramping) went away. I bled heavy, as expected, for about four days then it lightened up and stopped a couple weeks later. Once I stopped bleeding, I occasionly had some discharge, which they had told me could happen. They said that the bleeding could stop and come back but I didn't think stop for a couple weeks and then come back, so I'm just curious.
It's kind of heavy right now with occasional blood clots but I feel absolutely zero pain.
ANSWER: Hello, Erica,
They're not supposed to give the pills after 7 weeks. In fact, I think it's illegal. But places like Planned Parenthood often will give the pills knowing they won't work. Then they can do a surgical abortion and charge the woman twice. You might still be pregnant. Are you experiencing any symptoms of pregnancy?
Another thing: they usually give two drugs, and the second one is misoprostol, and all it does is causes cramps and bleeding. It's supposed to cause the uterus to expel whatever is in it, but often all this drug does is causes birth defects. It is very, very unlikely you passed the pregnancy after only 20 minutes of pain, unless you were already destined to have a miscarriage. So what they did if that was the case is gave you a dangerous drug to foster a process that would have happened naturally with no significant risk to you. Misoprostol is not supposed to be given to a pregnant woman. It is a stomach ulcer drug. So medical people who give it out are doing so off label. This means that the manufacturer won't be legally liable if you have a problem.
You need to go see a decent doctor, someone who knows abortion is unethical and dangerous. If you need help finding a doctor, let me know. But you need to find out what is going on. If the pill had worked the way it is "supposed" to, you would have had far more cramping and bleeding than you did.
Please go and do that. Let me know what you find out. Please, don't take any more poisonous pills. Take care, and stay safe.
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QUESTION: Well it was two drugs. I took two the first day in the clinic, and the other four the next day. They stayed in my cheeks for 30 minutes and then I started to feel cramping. The intense pain was about 20 minutes but then I had mild cramping. Other peoples experiences have been the similiar, from what I've read.
I dont have any pregnancy symptoms, and it seems impossible to still be pregnant if I am bleeding right now. This is more than spotting. Also, I went in for a check up and they did an ultrasound where they go in me, and said that I passed it.
Also, they can legally give it up to 9 weeks. If I'm not mistaken. I did a little research before the process.
AnswerHello, Erica,
I was a little surprised when you said they gave you just one drug. Thank you for clarifying.
I usually get the questions from the women who have been seriously hurt. That doesn't mean that just because a woman has an easy time of it, everything is fine.
Yes, you can be pregnant and bleed heavily. I did it with one of my pregnancies, and other women have also had that experience. It does sound like you are no longer pregnant, though you will have to make that determination for sure.
The FDA tells people not to give the pills past 7 weeks. They do have some clout when it comes to whether a thing is legal or not. I know lots of places give it to 9 weeks. But there is a failure rate even at 7 weeks. That's why it is not recommended. The failure rate can be 5-15%, so it's not trivial. In most cases, if the method fails, they will insist on doing a surgical abortion, which subjects a woman to two sets of risks.
There is a lot of misinformation floating around. In particular, web sites that promote abortion often are less than candid about what the risks are. In most cases, abortionists and abortion services are not aware of the long term consequences, as far as I can determine. I tend to read mostly medical papers, and I read articles written by people who document with medical papers.
I hope everything will be fine for you. Please keep a close eye on yourself. Be especially alert to the possibility of breast cancer. As a preventative measure, make sure you have enough Vitamin D3 in your body. You should have around 75ng/ml. Many practitioners recommend a woman get 5000 to 10,000 IU of Vitamin D3 a day. Your blood should be tested periodically to make sure you're not getting too much. Most authorities say once it goes over 100, it starts to become risky. But most women in the United States are seriously deficient. The other thing to watch out for is auto-immune disease. There isn't a simple way to prevent it, unfortunately, and there are a lot of different kinds. I hope that by the time this might become an issue for you, more is known.
You deserve to be free of the fear of pregnancy. Take a close look at what you are doing to prevent pregnancy, if anything. The only really certain method is abstinence. It's worth considering. If you are married, I recommend you learn fertility awareness. Please take care of yourself.
