Erika

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I knew I had to do it from the moment I found out.

2021 Qatar

I’m relieved more than anything. I do not want to bring a child in this world without being fully prepared.

I have been taking combination pills for almost 3 years now, but there were times when I forget to take it. The moment I didn’t bleed after 21 days was the moment I knew I was pregnant. A week later, I started having consistent nausea and tender breasts. I knew I didn’t want to have a child from the start and so I resorted to searching for ways to have natural miscarriage (high dosage of vitamins c, unripe papaya, ginger teas) but none of them worked. By luck, I came across womenonweb and found out that I can have a safe medical abortion in my first trimester. At that time, it has been around 7 weeks after my last period. So I donated right away, and received the package in 9 days. The fear that customs will block its delivery scared me more than the actual procedure. I took the mifepristone the night before that I got it, and took the first 4 misopostrol 22 hours after. I drank 2 panadols 30 mins before 1 took the misopostrol. I felt cramping right after and it gets sharp occasionally. No bleeding, but there was diarrhea. After 3 hours, I took 2 more misopostrol, and 20 mins after I started throwing up, with some of the pills still in my mouth. I bled simultaneously and some clots went out. When I peed, a greyish sac a size of a golf ball came out, but I still have mild cramping and blood clots whenever I pee. It’s been 5 hours as I’m writing this. The breast tenderness is not like before, but I am still feeling a bit nauseous. Don’t be scared. You will get through it.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

It did. It’s illegal to get pregnant out of wedlock, so I didn’t even get an ultrasound. Waiting for customs to clear the package is the most scary part.

How did other people react to your abortion?

Nobody knew. Just one friend.

noha

y la verdad para mi fue un alivio, esto comenzó un el mismo dia que decidi…

Alice

Bom, há algumas semanas eu já vinha desconfiando de uma gravidez, embora não…

Fallen Angel

I had the SAFEST ABORTION even in the PHILIPPINES through womenonweb.org.

Anastasia

Hola chicas. Bueno yo quedé embarazada a los 17 años. Recién empezaba mi…

Andrea

It's your choice.

Lucía

Mis 2 ángeles

Cristina

Primeira mente, quero agradecer vcs que deixaram seus depoimentos, pois isso…

Ann

Hace 2 semanas aproximadamente me enteré de que estaba embarazada, fue el 22/10…

CJ Koivuniemi

I had an abortion. I was twenty years old and living in Ireland, a country…

Ruth

Zaczełao sie (wiadomo) od dwóch kresek i przerażenia. Szukałam możliwości…

Canela

Me hice un aborto porque no quería ser madre en ese momento.

I had an abortion and I'm not ashamed

Clara Souza

Goataria de compartilhar essa experiência com vocês para dizer fiquem…

Kah

Decisões difíceis exigem coragem.

yunni lee

yo aborte. por mi situación económica, por tener otro hijo, porque estudio y…

Leopard

한국에 계신 여성분들 절대로 망설이지 마세요

Briana

Experiencia dificil.. Pero inolvidable