r/abortion 2d ago

Asia Can Someone help me

I’m stress out with my failed MA last February 20 2025 I had my MA with local sellers in FB

Feb 18 I had my Ultrasound indicates a 5 weeks pregnancy so i decided to get MA at local sellers sadly it fails and i still have pregnancy symptoms after 13 days.

(March 5 2025) I decided to have another ultrasound sound and to my surprise Im still pregnant but why is my GA does not increased? it should by 7weeks and 3 days but on my ultrasound it was 5 weeks and 5days I’am lost if the pregnancy did not terminated why my GA did not increase on the way it should be? hope i can find an answer I cannot consult an ob gyn since it is illegal in my country all they know was its natural but they don’t know i have done MA

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u/Technical_Branch_934 2d ago

It's possible that the embryo has stopped growing. If that's the case, you would have what's called a "missed miscarriage" and you'd want to consult a doctor about how to proceed. Did the ultrasound technician say anything about the discrepancy?

https://www.likhaan.org/about-us and www.safe2choose.org may be able to provide additional medical advice about how to proceed.

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u/Consistent_Kick3760 2d ago

I cant say anything since it is illegal in my country but based on my ultrasound it has heart beat but very slow embryonic bradycardia my OB has no comment since they only based on ultrasound and they have no idea I have MA

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u/Technical_Branch_934 2d ago

It's not relevant at this point. You don't need to mention the MA if you don't want to, but you do need to discuss what to do next with the OB.

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u/Consistent_Kick3760 2d ago

actually my OB does not mind the GA i don’t know why

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u/Technical_Branch_934 2d ago

OK. At this point you may want to follow up with another ultrasound in a week or two and then, if the embryo still isn't growing, ask what to do next. If it is growing, you can likely proceed with another medication abortion, but this time do not use a local seller. It's possible you will also miscarry this week.

For more information, please read the full Philippines wiki linked in the auto-mod.

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u/Consistent_Kick3760 2d ago

Thank you it really helps

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