Questioni had aboriton on jan 5th 2010, on my two week check up i was told i was no longer pregant but i still had several blood colts that needed to come back and i got back this upcoming tuesday for another check up. however i am still bleeding heavy and small colts are still coming out. i had sex twice a week after the abortion. is me bleeding 3 weeks after normal?
AnswerHello, summer,
A lot depends on what kind of abortion you had. Having an abortion isn't normal to begin with, so anything that happens afterward isn't normal, either. Is heavy bleeding common? Yes. It can actually be dangerous and can be a threat to your life. You didn't say what kind of abortion you had. If you had a pill abortion, heavy bleeding IS common, and it is possible to bleed to death, so you need to bring it under control. You should get some spicy food that has cayenne red hot peppers in it, and eat it several times, or get some cayenne from the health food store, and take it. Some people say this helps. You should also go to the doctor and see about getting something that will slow the bleeding. Don't go back to the person who did the abortion. They are unlikely to help you.
If you had a surgical abortion, heavy bleeding at this point may be a sign that you were injured. The fact that you are having clots makes this seem more likely. Again, get a doctor to check you. If you were injured, you will need help. Actually, surgical abortion always injures a woman, because the abortionist has to scrape away the lining and cut the placenta loose. However, the thing we tend to worry about more is if your uterus was perforated. So please have yourself checked out, and like I said, go to someone else.
One more thing. If you don't want to do serious damage to your body and you're not married, please stop having sex. Sex could aggravate the bleeding, but what worries me more is that you may be faced with the same situation again, and may try to have another abortion, which would further endanger you. You could also get a sexually transmitted disease or an infection, and these aren't always very easy to deal with. You can get an STD from the abortion itself, or because you would be more susceptible, it would be easier to get an STD from sex while you are still bleeding. You deserve better. Part of what sex is for is making babies. The other part is for bonding, and in the context of an unmarried relationship, you simply cannot develop the kind of bond you can while you are married. You will not experience the depth of meaning of sex. Don't try to rely on "protection" because it works poorly.
I hope you will be OK. Please let me know how you do, and please don't take any more chances with your life. Take care.
