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Abortion
After an abortion
The woman will experience some bleeding for a few days after the abortion and may have pain like "period pains". Advice will be given on how to reduce the risk of infection. If bleeding or pain is severe, or she has a raised temperature or unusual vaginal discharge, she should see a doctor as soon as possible as this could mean that she has an infection which needs treatment.
The woman will need to see a doctor about one to six weeks after the abortion to make sure all is well.
It is possible to become pregnant again as soon as 7 days after an abortion. So the woman needs to decide on a form of contraception as soon as possible or have this arranged before the termination. There are cases where women have not arranged and started using a method of contraception and they become pregnant again, they then need to go through the same decision making process again. The stress and worry of this can be avoided by having your contraception ready after the termination.
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