Post-Abortion Care & Sterilization: How Soon Can You Schedule an Appointment?
QuestionI will be having an early abortion (6 weeks) next week. It will be the aspiration procedure. My question is that I have been put on birth control pills before and they affect my blood pressure apparently. I want to go to a regular OB/GYN as soon as possible to get some kind of permanent sterilization done, or some form of birth control that works for me. How long do I have to wait to do this, and do I have to tell them about the abortion procedure? I live in a smaller community where abortion is frowned upon.
AnswerYou can wait 6 weeks. You do not have to tell the doctor. If you wait, You will need a reliable form of contraception.
Then if the doctor does an exam the cervix has healed. You can get an Intrauterine Device (IUD. There are two types. The Mirena which has a low dose of progesterone
http://www.mirena-us.com/?WT.mc_id=MIS119497&WT.srch=1 or the Paragard which contains no hormone http://www.paragard.com/home.php
There are new low estrogen Oral contraceptive pills. They contain 10 micrograms of estrogen. One is LoLoestrin http://www.loloestrin.com/index.jsp
The options for sterilization include Tubal ligation which is done by laparascopic surgery http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/tubal-ligation-and-tubal-implants or by the new technique Essure http://www.essure.com/
I hope this helps.
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