When can you get pregnant after an abortion pill?

When can you get pregnant again after having a medical abortion?

Although your menstruation may not come for several weeks after your abortion, you can ovulate (be fertile) at any time after the abortion. This means you can get pregnant right away, even if you are still having some light bleeding.

Using contraceptives and birth control pill after abortion

If you want to avoid becoming pregnant right away, it is very important to start using contraceptives immediately. You can use condoms and other birth control methods right away. An IUD can be put in place as soon as 4-14 days after you take the Misoprostol, even if there is still light bleeding. You can also wait to insert an IUD until your next regular period, but you will need to use another contraceptive method in the meantime if you do not want to risk becoming pregnant.

You can start hormonal contraceptive methods (pills, patch, ring, injection, implant) 1 to 3 days after using the Misoprostol. If you start birth control pills more than 3 days after using the Misoprostol, it is recommended that you use a barrier method (condoms) during the first 9 days, until the pills reach their full level of protection.

What if the medical abortion failed and you are still pregnant?

If the medical abortion did not work and you are still pregnant, the hormones used in the birth control pills, patch, implant, ring and injection are not dangerous to a developing fetus. Nevertheless, we recommend an ultrasound to confirm whether the abortion was successful or not.