Some women try to keep current and accurate records of their monthly cycles. Others tend to generalize. Tracking when your period begins and ends is essential if you want to get pregnant or you don’t.
If you are considering abortion, knowing how far along you are in your pregnancy is especially important. The FDA approves using the abortion pill method to end a pregnancy through 70 days gestation.
The pregnancy is 70 days or less since the first day of your last menstrual cycle. If you are farther than 70 days (10 weeks), you should consider an in-clinic surgical abortion.
By revealing the size of the pregnancy, the ultrasound can tell how far along you are.