The Aftercare line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You can contact our Aftercare line on 0300 333 68 28 (or +44 1789 508 210) from outside the UK.
BPAS Aftercare service cannot support patients who were not treated in our clinics.
If you were treated by MSI or NUPAS, you should contact them direct for aftercare. If you are an Irish client who has purchased pills online from 'Women help women' or 'Women on the web' BPAS runs a free confidential helpline on 1800 910 049 (ROI) and 0800 0776049 (NI).
What to expect after treatment
See the helpful information below.
Physical symptoms as your body recovers
Symptoms of nausea, vomiting and tiredness usually stop within 3 days of an abortion. Sore breasts may take 7 to 10 days to disappear. Your breasts may feel firm and tender and leak milk after your procedure. You will feel more comfortable if you wear a supportive bra and apply cold ice packs to your breasts. Take ibuprofen or paracetamol, if necessary for the pain.
Your next period
Your next menstrual period will begin 4-6 weeks after your treatment. If you have not had a period 4 weeks after your treatment, you should do a pregnancy test. If it is positive, ring the clinic where you were treated to make a follow up appointment. It's important to remember that any bleeding immediately after your treatment is not a period.
What can I do?
Unexpected or unusual symptoms after an abortion
Telephone 999 for an ambulance if you have experienced any of the following in the last 24 hours after your treatment:
- loss of consciousness
- severe allergic reaction
- a confused state
- concern for a heart attack or stroke
- chest pain
- slurred speech
- breathing difficulties
- fits that aren't stopping
Phone the clinic where you were treated (the number is on your copy of 'My BPAS guide and your discharge letter), or call us on 0300 333 68 28 (or +44 1789 508 210) if you have any of the following:
- Lasting pain
- Discoloured or smelly vaginal discharge
- Abdominal tenderness
- Fever
- A general feeling of being unwell or still feeling pregnant
- continuous and heavy bleeding that soaks 2 or more maxi-size pads in an hour for 2 hours in a row
- You performed a pregnancy test 3 weeks after your abortion pill treatment under 10 weeks and the test was positive, invalid or you were not sure of the result
Aftercare Call Request
Following BPAS treatment if you have questions that are not answered in this page, or a non-urgent enquiry, you can complete the aftercare call request form. To submit the form you MUST provide the client's:
- Full name
- BPAS booking/reference number
- Date of birth
- Telephone number
- Details of your concern
- And if you require an interpreter / translator please specify which language
Once you have submitted this form, please be available to take the phone call within the next 10 minutes - 1 hour. However, during our busy times, this may be up to 2 hours. Please be aware, the call will come from a withheld number.
The BPAS aftercare team have supported me so much within the last 24 hours, I really don’t think I could’ve done this by myself... The ladies who I spoke with this morning and last night really have helped me so much, so caring and not judgmental or anything.