Hello all...on July 21st I began bleeding from a medical abortion procedure. I had just taken the cytotec pills to encourage uterine contractions. The baby that I was carrying, well, I was miscarrying anyways and this sort of sped up the process.

Anyways, 2 weeks later, once I stopped bleeding, my husband and I had unprotected sex. I attended my post- ab follow up and it was clear that I had passed the embryo/fetus. There was a small blood clot or 2 left, but I was still lightly bleeding, so there wasn't much worry on the doctor's part. My body did clear all the tissue, however it has been slightly over 5 weeks since the onset of bleeding and my pregnancy tests are still coming up positive. When I say positive, I dont mean "lightly positive"..with a faint line showing up on the test...I mean I can take the test ANYTIME of day and POW..There's that line!! It shows up quick and dark. Now, I don't know if this means I am just holding on to the HCG hormones from the prior pregnancy or is this an entirely new one.

I've heard conflicting stories about the HCG staying in the urine for 8 weeks and on (which I do find strange when there is no living fetus producing the hormone)...but I've also been told that it is more typical for the HCG to decline shorter than 8 weeks. soo, I guess I'm just trying to get some feedback from some of you nice folks!!

Much Thanks
Dee