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No periods after abortion?

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Iwanthelp
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No periods after abortion?

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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...
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Re: No periods after abortion?

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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.
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Re: No periods after abortion?

Unread post by Iwanthelp »

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.
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Re: No periods after abortion?

Unread post by Heather »

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.
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