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2021 Egypt

Somehow this whole process changed my mind and made me realize that I would like to be a mother at some point, but definitely not right now, so I do feel relieved about being so fortunate to have this experience be as safe and as comfortable as it was. I’m definitely lucky. It definitely could have been worse.

Surprisingly fine. I expected it to be excruciating and intolerable, but it ended up being just extremely painful. My boyfriend and I rented a hotel room for 2 days and stocked up on pain medicine, food, tea and sanitary pads. He was very helpful and supportive. I put a hot water bottle on my stomach and we slept through the pain. When we were awake we binge watched TV shows. After the sac was passed, I bled for like 2 or 3 weeks maybe, I would get cramps and have to use pain medicine. The doctor prescribed another medicine after the abortion ended in order to empty my uterus. This medicine caused leg cramps that somehow still exist till now. I’m now on my first period after the abortion.

I’m not married to my boyfriend so it’s impossible to have a child in my country. We were only 7 months into the relationship when we had to deal with that. And even if we were married, it’s still too early in our lives and careers to be parents.

உங்கள் கருக்கலைப்பு சட்டவிரோதமானது உங்கள் உணர்வுகளை பாதித்ததா?

It made me really scared and worried about which gynecologist to visit. I had to ask around a lot of people. The day we visited the gynecologist for the first time i was shaking and out of breath. But it went well thankfully.

உங்கள் கருக்கலைப்புக்கு மற்றவர்கள் எவ்வாறு பதிலளித்தனர்?

Only 2 people + my boyfriend know. They were all very supportive thankfully.

Lola

mifepristona + misoprostol

Mariela

Aunque me cueste decirlo, yo aborté

Estefanía

Si se lo pudiera decir a alguien sin que me juzgue no me sentiría así

Katarzyna

Nie mogłam mieć dziecka z kilku powodów: jeszcze się uczę, chłopak w ogóle nie…

Ewa

Nie miałam innego wyjścia. Jeszcze do niedawna miałam męża, dwójkę dzieci i…

Ianne

A cry of freedom for all women who are dictated by the mentality of the norms…

Ella

I was so scared but it was right and I know deep in my heart now.

Paula Paula

Miałam aborcję... to była trudna decyzja, nigdy nie zapomnę...

Maria F M B

Yo aborte: Hoy en dia es difícil enfrentar la sanción moral que existe en…

Mariana

Esta es mi historia: Tengo 35 años y 3 hijos, dos nenas y un varón de 6, 3 y 1…

Priscilla Silva

Oi, bom é tanta coisa pra falar ... mas vamos lá! Abortei em Março dia 17

Fran

YO DECIDÍ

Elizabeth

I had an abortion.

Zosia

Od kilkunastu dni zauważyłam u siebie dziwne objawy. Nie dopuszczałam do siebie…

Jay

I had a medical abortion when i was 18 years old at 5 weeks pregnant. Yes, it…

Candice

My first pregnancy came quite unexpectedly. I was 17 and my boyfriend and I had…

Luna

Fiz um aborto - E foi a melhor decisão que eu podia ter tomado para a minha…

Han

Don’t confuse ‘what ifs’ with regret.