Is It Necessary To Have Vaginal Bleeding After Taking Mifepristone And Cytotec?

Posted on Mon, 7 Sep 2015

Question: Hi I'm 13 weeks pregnant right now, I took cytotec when I was 4 weeks pregnant and I bled and pass out blood clots too, and I repeated after a week and same thing happen. But now my belly is getting bigger and the pregnancy test is still positive. So I decided to take mifepristone and cytotec last week but I did not bled , what should I do?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Abortion not possible now.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
Cytotec alone does not cause an abortion. It causes the bleeding and helps in cervical ripening. At 13 weeks none of the abortion inducing medicines are effective. It is best to continue with this pregnancy. Abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy is not legal.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (25 minutes later)

There will be no effect with the baby if I will continue? I bled a lot and I'm worried about it

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes you can continue.

Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Cytotec alone has no long lasting effects. You can get an ultrasound scan done to confirm this and then continue with the pregnancy.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (31 minutes later)

Is there a posibility that i have ectopic pregnancy thats why the abortion is not successful?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It is not ectopic pregnancy.

Detailed Answer:
Ectopic pregnancy usually ruptures by 7-8 weeks. It does not extend beyond this. And the abortion pills work on ectopic pregnancy too.
Regards.

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