What Causes Heavy Bleeding After Taking Cytotec?

Posted on Wed, 30 Dec 2015

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Question : Hi! I live in a place where abortion is illegal. I am 4 weeks pregnant. And yesterday 2pm I took 1cytotec orally and 2 in my vagina, it only gave me mild cramps. After 6 hrs I put another 2 inside my vagina. And there's little blood coming out... is it started working? Or not? What should I do next?

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Process of abortion has started

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
If the bleeding and cramping has started, then the process of abortion has started.
The completion of abortion is likely to occur in next 2-3 days with normal period like flow.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Please do get back for further queries.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN
Maternal and fetal medicine specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar