When I first realized I was pregnant, I was already several weeks late with my period. We were at the very beginning of the year 2021, I was 23 years old, the Covid was still very present: the father of one of my very close friends had just been admitted to intensive care while my grandmother, very old , refused to be vaccinated. This subject worried me a lot, I was really stressed, I was crying all the time… I told myself that my late period must be linked to my emotions. I didn’t worry right away.
After a while, I started to find it weird. I postponed the moment of taking a pregnancy test, telling myself that my periods were going to arrive eventually… But they didn’t arrive. I really went through a little period of denial. And then I did a first urine test: positive. A second, in case the first was unreliable: positive. There, I said to myself: “Wow, I can’t stay like this. »
My first instinct was to call the doctor who has been following me for a long time at the health center of the University of Bordeaux. She was the one who inserted my copper IUD a few years ago. Unfortunately, she was not available, so I was connected with a nurse. At first, I didn’t want to talk too much about it with her, but I ended up explaining the situation to her. She advised me to go for a blood test to be 100% sure: positive, again. Two days later, I had an emergency appointment with my doctor.
Sure of my choice
I already knew that I wanted a voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVG), it was immediately obvious, I had zero second of hesitation. At that time, I was still in training and not graduated. Same for my boyfriend, with whom I have been in a relationship since high school. We were both embarked on long studies, convinced that this was not the time at all. Like everyone, we had already mentioned the idea of having children: we knew we wanted them, but later.
The practice of abortion being regulated, it takes two consultations beforehand to respect a time of reflection. I was so sure of my choice that we immediately discussed with my doctor how we were going to proceed: I had access to the drug solution, the time [jusqu’à sept semaines de grossesse] not being exceeded. She referred me to a gynecologist who, unlike her, was authorized to prescribe me the drugs. In the meantime, I had a second appointment with her to remove my IUD.
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