Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
161 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

Is It Possible To Have Missed Abortion After Taking Cytotec?

hello...my girlfriend was 4weeks pregnant and decided to abort.she took two tabs of cytotec (mysoprostol) and inserted two in the virgina on 22nd june.but i had sex with her so that the inserted tab could go deep.after 4hours,she began to bleed and so took an ultra sound scan in july 28th which could not identify any baby or pregnancy.now on 19th december,another scan was taken and this time was 13w6d even though i have not had sex with her since the time she bled which was in june 22nd.i want to know if this can be the same pregnancy we tried to abort?or is a new one.and if it is a new one,could it be as a result of the sex we had the night of the abortion.if yes,how come it is 13w6d as at december19 since we had sex on 22nd june                                                 
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
Twitter Fri, 8 Jul 2016 Answered on
Twitter Mon, 11 Jul 2016 Last reviewed on
Report Abuse
General & Family Physician,  's  Response
Hi thanks for contacting HCM...

Your girlfriend had done abortion with help of misoprostol tablets which is very effective but sometimes failure can be there .....

So for safe side we are suggesting USG scan after 15 days to rule out pregnancy ...

After abortion process you had USG one month after and was normal with no conception product ....

So just now pregnancy can be from unprotected intercourse , which seems mostly likely ....
Because USG sensitive in detecting pregnancy ....

Take care ...

Consult gynecologist for more opinion and examination....
I find this answer helpful
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer. For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Related questions you may be interested in


Recent questions on Ultra sound


Loading Online Doctors....
Is It Possible To Have Missed Abortion After Taking Cytotec?

Hi thanks for contacting HCM... Your girlfriend had done abortion with help of misoprostol tablets which is very effective but sometimes failure can be there ..... So for safe side we are suggesting USG scan after 15 days to rule out pregnancy ... After abortion process you had USG one month after and was normal with no conception product .... So just now pregnancy can be from unprotected intercourse , which seems mostly likely .... Because USG sensitive in detecting pregnancy .... Take care ... Consult gynecologist for more opinion and examination....