Hey Bekah,

I think everyone's different. If you are not experiencing complications, I would not be concerned about a late(r) period. It takes time to get back into the natural rhythm of things. I'd hit up a local gyno just for a check and see what they say if you start getting antsy.

For the future, I would not use the pull out method only. This is consistantly unreliable (oxymoron?) and can barely be called a 'method'. Please be careful with your body and do not put it through excess stress.

You do not want a baby, yet you have unprotected sex? Is there a reason that you do that? Are you aware that you can easily get pregnant from the pull out method even if your partner pulls out in time? (Lots of questions, I know). Keep in mind that being ready for sex means being ready to do it responsibly!

I would suggest getting an actual form of birth control if you do not want a baby right now. Abortion is kind of tough on your body, so it is definitely not meant to be used in place of birth control. If you are avoiding birth control because you had a bad reaction to it in the past, talk to your ob-gyn as there are many options. If you had a bad reaction to one, it does not mean you will have a bad reaction to another.

Is there any ob-gyn that you can see that is closer to you? Even if it is not at an abortion clinic, I would think an ob-gyn would be able to make sure everything looks ok just to be on the safe side.

Abortion may not be pleasant to go through at the time it occurs (depending on anesthesia choice and availability) but it is not actually tough on a woman's body. In fact, it is the safest medical procedure a woman can undergo in an industrialized nation where it is legal. It is also 11 times safer than childbirth and much less "tough" than continuing a pregnancy, even in the first trimester.

I imagine that if the original poster lives in an industrialized nation, hormonal birth control is more than likely easily accessible and much cheaper than abortion and thus, those are the reasons why she should be encouraged to ask her doctor about which method would be right for her.

As safe as abortion may be, I think Llewellyn's point was that it's tougher on a woman's body than simply using decent contraception. It's plain silly to risk pregnancy over and over again and have multiple abortions when you can attempt to prevent such occurrences.

You feel that way, I feel that way, llewy feels that way... but many pro-choicers don't, unfortunately. Just letting you know, incase this becomes an issue.

Feel free to add me to the list of people who feel that way.

Haha ^^ I was just hoping to let her know beforehand that some pro-choicers will become... inflamed if it is implied that prevention is more moral or ethical or "better" in any way, in comparison to using abortion as birth control.

Thanks .Eiri, that's appreciated

I can see why some people might think it is a moral judgement to say what I said. However, I think the point I made about contraception being the easier option doesn't really have a satisfactory counter-argument.

Yes, that is exactly what I meant.