Scarleteen

This is a follow-up to http://www.scarleteen.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1314 , which should give an idea of how long its' been.

So, yeah. My friend had an abortion since...before January 13th, I don't think any periods have happened since then. They aren't on contraceptive pills/jabs, just using condoms, they took a pregnancy test recently that turned out negative, as did the one two weeks before it. The test they used said it detects it up to a week before missing period so...what's going on here? I mean I know the last thread said it's not really a 'sue people' thing but would this change that? What could it be, what do I suggest to them exactly? This isn't looking great at all...

Menstrual cycles may not return to normal immediately after an abortion, but if your friend is concerned then they need to check in with a healthcare provider. There's just no way for us to know what's going on here: we aren't doctors, and even if we were it's not possible to diagnose people over the internet.

Hm, thanks. That's a little less foreboding an answer than I thought I'd get, so that's looking a bit brighter I guess.

Just to be clear, anytime a pregnancy ends -- whether it ends with termination, miscarriage or delivery -- it's most common for menstrual cycles to be off for a while, and to take some time to get back on course.