after an abortion, it takes a few cycles before there actually is a significant amount of lining building up to axctually shed during menstruation. Therefore, it will take a few cycles before a period may start, and likewise, the first few may be very light. This is the same as after a d&c, if you have ever had that.

That aside, progesterone completely suppress the buildup of the lining as well, so it is unlikely that you are even able to menstruate until at least one month after you stopped the progesterone.

So I would not worry at this time.

Hey tinkerbell,

i'm not sure whether you'll read this or not...But I had my abortion in january also...And its been 4 months almost 5 now since and my period still hasnt come back to normal yet. I've had a few light bleedings and I kinda freaked out a bit cos I was expecting it to be stronger..So yeah i'm still waiting for things to get back to normal...So far i'm feeling ok...Has anyone else had anything like this?

After my last miscarriage about 6 years ago I had to have a d&c which is similar to an abortion . I bled for about 2-3 weeks after and then nothing for a few months. So I think it's normal. I would say if you still have nothing by the end of june then really get checked. Good luck!