What Causes Lack Of Bleeding Despite Taking Misoprostol And Mifepristone?

Posted on Tue, 25 Aug 2015

Question: I took mifepristone at 9:30 a.m. after which around 4 p.m. on the same day i took two tab of misoprostol, din't get bleeding at all after which around 6:30 i took 2 more misoprostol but still no bleeding after 14 hours. what else can i do now?? I need to abort

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (37 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Abortion pills can only be taken under supervision.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Thanks for trusting hcm about your health care.
I can understand your concerns.
Mifepristone and mesoprostol ( abortion pills should only be taken under supervision of a doctor or an expert because sometimes it may cause severe bleeding, infection and incomplete abortion.
The mesoprostol usually taken 24-48 hrs.after taking mifepristone, so in that case your timing are not appropriate.
So now wait and watch for bleeding for 6-8 hrs.
Hope found useful, feel free to ask more questions.
Good luck.
Regards

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