failed abortion? help

[nola222]

Hi, I had a medical abortion at 5 weeks. I had mifepristone to stop the hcg & then i was supposed to take the second pills that dissolve 24 hours later, but i ended up taking them 33 hours later.. i didn’t bleed very heavy at first & i don’t remember if i passed any clots, i think i may have passed 1 which may have been the pregnancy (hoping not) because i greatly regret what I did. I had light bleeding and cramping at first and then it got a little heavy, but i only bled for about 9 days. I took 2 test yesterday and they were both faint positives sort of like when I first found out.. not sure if the hcg is just slowly going away which is why they are faint, or the abortion failed? Has anyone experienced anything similar?

Hi. I have to say, it’s really very unlikely that you are still pregnant. I bled on and off for a couple of weeks after but was still testing positive with the ultra sensitive test MSI provided, after 3 weeks. I didn’t bother testing again as I knew I wasn’t still pregant. If you really feel like there is a possibility that you might actually still be pregnant, I’d get seen sooner rather than later, as the mifepristone alone, in most cases, stops the pregnancy from growing any further. The second set of pills causes your uterus to expel its contents. If the whole process hasn’t worked, you are still pregnant/have retained tissue, then you want to find out. However, the fact that you bled, had clots and I assume you have no signs of infection…I would say the termination has worked.

As for the regret. That’s not uncommon at all. It takes time to process, and hopefully you will come to a place where you can live with the decision you made, and know that the reasons that led you to that decision were valid, and a representation of how you felt at the time. Many have been where you are…you are not alone.