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Suggest Treatment For Bloating And Back Pain After Induced Abortion

About eight weeks ago I have a medication induced abortion using Mifepristone and Misoprostol. At the time that I had taken the pills, I was roughly 3 weeks pregnant. I bled quite a bit the first day and continued with fairly heavy bleeding for about a week. It took about two weeks after taking the medication for the hCG hormone to become undetectable on a pregnancy test. I went for a follow up appointment two weeks post induced miscarriage at the abortion clinic and they did a pregnancy test to confirm I had aborted and said an ultrasound was unnecessary. At the time, my body was feeling fine. It has been 8 weeks since I've aborted and I still haven't received a period (which they reassured me was normal), but I've been having multiple symptoms over the past week. I feel nauseated everyday, bloated stomach with tenderness, and some back pain mainly on my left side. My pregnancy tests are still showing negative and I haven't been sexually active over the past 8 weeks. I'm unsure if I am just feeling strong pre-menstrual symptoms or if it is something else. I went to the clinic and explained my situation and they did nothing for me and told me to follow through with my doctor. I scheduled an appointment, which isn't until next week, but my symptoms seem to be gradually getting more noticeable discomfort and pain wise. I would like to know what could possibly be causing this, if it's normal, or if I'm being overly paranoid.
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Hello and I hope I can help you today.

Pregnancy symptoms vary greatly between women, and bloating, breast tenderness, mood changes, pelvic pain, and other signs that are frequently associated with pregnancy can also be explained by hormonal irregularities. If your pregnancy tests are negative, then you definitely are not pregnant.

The return of a normal menstrual cycle after being pregnant can sometimes take a few months, whether you have had a termination of pregnancy or even childbirth and delivery. If your menstrual cycle does not resume by three months time, it might be warranted for your OB/GYN to perform some hormone tests on you to determine if there are any other causes of your missing your menstrual cycle. For example, thyroid disease and other medical problems can also delay your menstrual cycle.

So at this point, I would not be too concerned that your menstrual cycle has not yet returned. If you're not trying to become pregnant again, beginning hormonal birth control, such as birth control pills, can make your cycle come back and be regular every 28 days each month.

I hope that I was adequately able to answer your question today, and that my advice was helpful.

Best wishes,

Dr. Brown
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Suggest Treatment For Bloating And Back Pain After Induced Abortion

Hello and I hope I can help you today. Pregnancy symptoms vary greatly between women, and bloating, breast tenderness, mood changes, pelvic pain, and other signs that are frequently associated with pregnancy can also be explained by hormonal irregularities. If your pregnancy tests are negative, then you definitely are not pregnant. The return of a normal menstrual cycle after being pregnant can sometimes take a few months, whether you have had a termination of pregnancy or even childbirth and delivery. If your menstrual cycle does not resume by three months time, it might be warranted for your OB/GYN to perform some hormone tests on you to determine if there are any other causes of your missing your menstrual cycle. For example, thyroid disease and other medical problems can also delay your menstrual cycle. So at this point, I would not be too concerned that your menstrual cycle has not yet returned. If you re not trying to become pregnant again, beginning hormonal birth control, such as birth control pills, can make your cycle come back and be regular every 28 days each month. I hope that I was adequately able to answer your question today, and that my advice was helpful. Best wishes, Dr. Brown