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Re: Still pregnant after abortion

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 10:16:51 -0500


Your situation is more common than you suspect. However, you are not going to find much information posted anywhere. People don't want you to know that they attempted an abortion and then went on to have a normal baby and the people who performed the abortion do not want you to know the failure rate. Suffice it to say that as a physician I have taken care of a number of patients with failed abortions. The babies were normal. Some women took this as a sign from heaven, others as other kinds of signs. If the pregnancy is pretty nromal at the 20 weeks ultrasound, it is more than likely to remain so.

Selman I. Welt, M.D. Shreveport, LA -- Original Message --

>I attempted to terminate my pregnancy three weeks ago (I was seven
>weeks) and when I went for my follow-up visit two weeks later, I found
>out I was still pregnant by a vaginal ultrasound (I informed them that
I >still felt pregnant, had no bleeding after the procedure, etc.). It was
>a very traumatic experience for me to terminate in the first place, and
>I believe I was blessed with this little miracle for a reason.
>
>I have decided to carry the baby to term and since then I have seen am
>OB/GYN and she referred me to a high-risk perinatologist and ultrasound
>for consultation. Everything looks ok with the baby so far, no
>infections or bleeding since the procedure, and I am relieved. The baby
>looks normal for its gestational age and my cervix is fine.
>
>I am trying to find out if there are any medical reviews, websites or
>articles on the internet that I can view to find out more information
>about my situation. It seems like my situation is not too common, or
>maybe I am just searching with the wrong key words. I would like to
>find out how things turned out for pregnancies similar to mine - things
>like possible complications, etc.
>
>Any information is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
>

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