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feedthefashion in abortioninfo

Deciding on Abortion Method in 7 Hours, Please Help?

Apr 18, 2007 00:38

I'm not deciding whether to get an abortion. I already know I am getting one ( Read more... )

medical vs. surgical abortion, very early abortion

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morpheus0013 April 17 2007, 23:17:09 UTC

Unfortunately, I had my medical abortion in the States, so the procedure may be a bit different for you. What I can tell you about my medical here in the States is this: I took the first pill (the mifepristone, which is what RU-486 is) on a Thursday. I was given the misoprostol to take home for vaginal insertion. I had a window of 24-72 hours to do so, and chose to do so on Saturday late morning. By that afternoon, I was up and around and completely functional. I had absolutely zero side effects from the mifepristone/RU-486 itself, and I think that's the case for most women. The function of the mifepristone is simply to stop progesterone from being utilized by the uterus, which doesn't usually cause too much trouble physically beyond ending the pregnancy. It's the second pills that tend to bring on the side effects, so if you could have a day or two off around the time of the second pills (if that's what your protocol will involve) that would be best. You're unlikely to need more than a day or so to recover physically from the second ( ... )

Thank you for your input! feedthefashion April 17 2007, 23:22:31 UTC

Thanks so much! I have another question though... Do you know when you can get back on birth control after having an abortion?

Re: Thank you for your input! morpheus0013 April 17 2007, 23:29:02 UTC

No problem. =)

It probably depends on the method. I know a lot of women in here have gone on the pill right after their abortions, and I believe I started on a low-dose pill either right away or the week after mine.

Re: Thank you for your input! jinni_x May 19 2007, 18:18:14 UTC

As quickly as possible, especially if you're planning on having sex again soon!

eyelid April 17 2007, 23:32:44 UTC

to start off, I really recommend that you take a look at our community memories section. It has nearly 100 abortion stories archived, along with categories of entries regarding after-abortion bleeding and decision-making regarding abortion methods ( ... )

lilyofthewest April 17 2007, 23:40:19 UTC

Unfortunately, the most important thing that I can tell you is that your mileage can, and will, vary. Every woman reacts differently to pregnancy, medical procedures, and medications. As a result, most of the information that we can give you about the difference between RU-486 and a procedure is very general and with a lot of broad descriptions. That said ( ... )