There are a few restrictions that a patient must follow after an abortion to achieve full recovery. Patients must not insert anything in the vagina for 3 weeks. This includes no sexual intercourse, no tampons and no douching. Swimming, tub bathing, heavy lifting, and strenuous activity are also prohibited. After having a medical abortion the restrictions remain the same for 2 weeks.

Your period should come within 6-8 weeks.

This varies from patient to patient. Spotting or bleeding may be continuous or start and stop several times over a 3 week period. After a medical abortion, the patient may experience heavier bleeding for 2-3 weeks after taking the pills.

The check up visit is very important because this will confirm that the abortion was successful and complete. When you return for a 2 week follow up visit an ultrasound will be performed to confirm.

Yes, definitely. Routine abortion does not cause infertility. You can get pregnant within a few weeks after an abortion, so it is important to practice prevention right away. Ovulation can occur at any time, even when you are bleeding.

Most patients can resume normal activities the next day. If your schedule involves heavy lifting or strenuous activity, we will provide you with a work or school excuse letter stating that you must avoid certain activities.

Bleeding after a surgical abortion shouldn’t be longer than a month. After one month of bleeding you should get an evaluation from your doctor.

After an abortion, the pregnancy test can remain positive for over a month. If you think that it is possible that you got pregnant, please call our office. We can have you come in for an appointment where a blood draw will be done to confirm it is a new pregnancy

In most cases the abortion can be performed as early as the EPT pregnancy test shows positive results or at approximately 5 to 6 weeks. Make an appointment with us if your period is two weeks late.

The contents of the uterus are examined by our trained staff and then sent to a pathology laboratory for analysis. The results of the analysis are sent to the doctor within 5 days of the procedure. A post-op sonogram will be performed if necessary. You are also advised to return to the clinic two to three weeks after surgery for a postoperative evaluation.

Yes, there is no evidence that having an abortion has any effect on future pregnancies.

The surgery is a simple procedure performed by aspiration (suction). This procedure is referred to as a D&C (Dilation and Curretage) and takes about 5 minutes. If you are over 14 weeks pregnant, you will first have your uterus dilated with a sterile product made specifically for cervical dilation. You will return for the actual surgery on the second day. This procedure is referred to as D&E (Dilation and Extraction). In some cases, a patient will require two consecutive days of dilation and will return for the surgery on the third day. The dilation procedure takes just a few minutes and you will be in the clinic for approximately 2 hours the day or days that you are dilated.

Medical abortion is a method to terminate pregnancy non-surgically with medication. This method is available to women under nine weeks of pregnancy. The medication used is Mifeprex and Cytotec tablets.

In a small percentage of cases, the tablets given for non-surgical abortion do not cause miscarriage. In these cases, the patient could require a surgical pregnancy termination.