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Does Lower Abdominal Pain After Periods Indicate Pregnancy?
Posted on
Wed, 18 Mar 2015
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Wed, 18 Mar 2015
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Tue, 7 Apr 2015
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Question : Hello Doctor..I am 22 from XXXXXXX and my gf is 28 years old and we had sex only once and that to withing few strokes my cum came and i pulled out. but now her actual period (28 days cycle) have stopped, but she have lower abdomen pain time to time for past one week. this is 30th day and we self tested and it shows 2 bars which is positive. we are really afraid and we dont want our parents to know this. please help us. what should we do. we need periods back as normal and we dont want child now. we are unmarried and major age difference. we like to have home treatment. please explain in details and suggest foods, exercise, and tablets and where to buy. will medical stores give tablets without prescription? or need to buy online? We are in XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Please help
Brief Answer:
Please consult a gynecologist immediately.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
2 bars means a positive result, which means she is pregnant.
There is no food / exercise that helps to terminate a pregnancy.
If you try to terminate it at home, you will end up endangering your girlfriend's life.
Abortion cannot be done at home.
You need to see a gynecologist at the earliest.
There is actually no other option.
These tablets are not available without prescription/ online.
You must understand the risks and dangers while going in for an abortion.
Since this is a very early pregnancy, it can be terminated with pills ( medical abortion ).
Let me explain the process of medical abortion to you.
While undergoing a medical abortion, one should constantly be under medical supervision.
Let me explain why this is important.
Firstly, the pregnancy should be confirmed by a doctor , preferably with an ultrasound scan.
So it is not just enough to have a positive home pregnancy test, but it is vital to consult a gynecologist and have a pelvic ultrasound scan.
This has two purposes.
It dates the pregnancy accurately, because these abortion pills work only within a narrow frame of time.
Secondly, it confirms that the pregnancy is inside the uterus, rarely, there is a condition called ectopic pregnancy ( pregnancy outside the uterus ) which is very dangerous.
After confirming the pregnancy, tablets are taken by prescription.
Generally 1 tablet of Mifepristone is taken orally, 48 hours later 4 more tablets of Misoprostol are taken orally or inserted vaginally.
Bleeding with cramps starts in a few hours, and lasts heavily for a few days.
Spotting might continue for 15 days or more.
It is compulsory to have a follow up scan after 15 days to establish that the uterus is empty and the abortion is now complete.
Pills are more than 96 % effective in early pregnancy, however rarely there maybe complications such as - heavy bleeding, infection, failure of pills leading to surgical abortion , fainting etc.
Hence it is a must to keep a doctor in the loop throughout.
Please do not take this lightly.
All the best
Please feel free to discuss further.
Please consult a gynecologist immediately.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
2 bars means a positive result, which means she is pregnant.
There is no food / exercise that helps to terminate a pregnancy.
If you try to terminate it at home, you will end up endangering your girlfriend's life.
Abortion cannot be done at home.
You need to see a gynecologist at the earliest.
There is actually no other option.
These tablets are not available without prescription/ online.
You must understand the risks and dangers while going in for an abortion.
Since this is a very early pregnancy, it can be terminated with pills ( medical abortion ).
Let me explain the process of medical abortion to you.
While undergoing a medical abortion, one should constantly be under medical supervision.
Let me explain why this is important.
Firstly, the pregnancy should be confirmed by a doctor , preferably with an ultrasound scan.
So it is not just enough to have a positive home pregnancy test, but it is vital to consult a gynecologist and have a pelvic ultrasound scan.
This has two purposes.
It dates the pregnancy accurately, because these abortion pills work only within a narrow frame of time.
Secondly, it confirms that the pregnancy is inside the uterus, rarely, there is a condition called ectopic pregnancy ( pregnancy outside the uterus ) which is very dangerous.
After confirming the pregnancy, tablets are taken by prescription.
Generally 1 tablet of Mifepristone is taken orally, 48 hours later 4 more tablets of Misoprostol are taken orally or inserted vaginally.
Bleeding with cramps starts in a few hours, and lasts heavily for a few days.
Spotting might continue for 15 days or more.
It is compulsory to have a follow up scan after 15 days to establish that the uterus is empty and the abortion is now complete.
Pills are more than 96 % effective in early pregnancy, however rarely there maybe complications such as - heavy bleeding, infection, failure of pills leading to surgical abortion , fainting etc.
Hence it is a must to keep a doctor in the loop throughout.
Please do not take this lightly.
All the best
Please feel free to discuss further.
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