QuestionHi i had an abortion back on May 5th by pill version and it is now June 8th no period and I took a pregnancy test and it came out positive...is there a possiblity that i got pregnant again? Or could it still be the hormones from before. Please help
AnswerHello, Cara,
Probably the best way to tell whether you are pregnant again (or still) is to see if the hormones increase or decrease. Hormones often persist for awhile. How a given woman's body will react isn't something that can be predicted. Abortion causes a major disruption of the woman's delicate hormonal balance. In addition, you haven't described what pills you took. Did you take pills on two different occasions? Which pills? Please be aware that normally, an abortionist might give a second course of pills (Cytotec) that the manufacturer says should NEVER be given to a pregnant woman. This is because these pills can kill a pregnant woman within hours. Also, you didn't say how far along you were. The pills don't work after the 49th day, and when a woman gets close to that far along, they don't work well.
It sounds like you are still taking chances with your health. Please give some serious thought to whether you want to hurt your body in that way. You deserve better. There are other ways to show affection, and it is fun to explore these. But any penetration of your body can lead to nasty diseases, and when you take hormones, you make yourself more susceptible. Abortion is always dangerous, and besides possibly killing a woman, can cause serious disabilities, or inability to have a normal pregnancy and birth in the future. Abortion can harm a woman's future children, and can also cause a woman to get breast cancer when she's in her 40's. If a woman has a history of breast cancer in her family, and she aborts her first pregnancy, it's a virtual certainty.
Please talk to your partner about this, and learn whether or not he is willing to protect you, or whether he just wants to take advantage of you for his own pleasure.
I recommend you see a doctor about the possibility of pregnancy. Don't go to the person who gave you the pills. Find a decent doctor. He should test your hormone levels at least twice. While it's not real common for a woman to get pregnant right after an abortion, it can happen. If you are not using any kind of hormones, you can learn to tell when you are fertile. For more information, go here:
http://fertilityuk.org/
You have to chart faithfully.
Also, please know that condoms do not work. Neither does pulling out. If any fluid gets near the opening, pregnancy is possible, though perhaps remote.
To find a decent doctor, please go here and find an organization in your area and ask for a referral:
http://pregnancycenters.org/
Good luck, and please let me know how you are doing. Stay safe!
