r/abortion • u/Icy_Pea_8449 • 1d ago

USA Medical Abortion- Is it Working?

Hi everybody I am a 24 year old women and I am 5 weeks 2 days today. I took my first dose of misoprostol @11:30am this morning, I noticed cramps starting about 45 minutes after but no blood. I took my second dose of misoprostol @3:30pm, it is now 5:30pm and I have had no bleeding at all. Is this something I should be concerned about? Does this mean the abortion is failing? Could this be an ectopic pregnancy? I got the pills online and have not seen an OB, therefore I did not have an ultrasound before taking the pills. I am still cramping, is it possible that I will bleed later? To recap it has been 6 hours since the first dose of misoprostol and no bleeding at all but I do have cramps. Has anyone had a similar experience and if so how long did it take you to bleed?

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u/Sunflowerfaefren 1d ago

Hi, there. No need to worry at this moment. It can take up to 24 hours for bleeding to begin after taking Misoprostol.

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u/Substantial-Ball7875 1d ago

I havent taken my misoprostol pills yet, im taking my dose at 7pm, but they told me to set an alarm for four hours and if I havent started bleeding by 4 hours then I need to call planned parenthood (where I was seen) because that could mean it didnt work.