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What Can Cause Abdominal Pain And Brown Discharge After Abortion?

hi on march 23rd i had an abortion for a 13week pregnancy and i only had bleeding on that day and starting yesterday i have brown discharge and slight pain on the right side of my abdomen? i also had an abortion on November 17th 2009 and was bleeding for a day and thats it i was perfectly fine but should i be worried now?
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Hello dear
Understand your concern
If you had abortion by surgical method (not clear from history), bleeding occurs minimal for 2-3 days. If you did abortion by medical pills, bleeding occurs for 3-5 days.
If bleeding will occur after 7 days (again not clear from your history), it is not normal. Abdominal pain occur due to uterine contraction during medical abortion pill use and mild during surgical abortion as uterus going to its normal state but it will up to 4-5 days. But pain after 7 days is not normal and its suggest retain product of conception.
Brown discharge after 7 days again suggest incomplete abortion. Brown color because of bleeding will remain in the uterus for some time and than it will expels out.
So you should consult the gynecologist and go for
USG scan to diagnose: incomplete abortion (treated by misoprostol or D & C.), ectopic pregnancy (Chance is less but if there it should be treated by surgery )and molar pregnancy (treated by surgery and chemotherapy)
Swab test to diagnose infections (treatment is antibiotic course) as it cause brown discharge and pain.
Hope this may help you
Best regaRDS
Dr. Sagar
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What Can Cause Abdominal Pain And Brown Discharge After Abortion?

Hello dear Understand your concern If you had abortion by surgical method (not clear from history), bleeding occurs minimal for 2-3 days. If you did abortion by medical pills, bleeding occurs for 3-5 days. If bleeding will occur after 7 days (again not clear from your history), it is not normal. Abdominal pain occur due to uterine contraction during medical abortion pill use and mild during surgical abortion as uterus going to its normal state but it will up to 4-5 days. But pain after 7 days is not normal and its suggest retain product of conception. Brown discharge after 7 days again suggest incomplete abortion. Brown color because of bleeding will remain in the uterus for some time and than it will expels out. So you should consult the gynecologist and go for USG scan to diagnose: incomplete abortion (treated by misoprostol or D & C.), ectopic pregnancy (Chance is less but if there it should be treated by surgery )and molar pregnancy (treated by surgery and chemotherapy) Swab test to diagnose infections (treatment is antibiotic course) as it cause brown discharge and pain. Hope this may help you Best regaRDS Dr. Sagar