# Does homeopathic abortion really work? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 8, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-homeopathic-abortion-really-work/330042 "2005-11-08T14:51:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-homeopathic-abortion-really-work/330042/41 "2005-11-08T22:50:45Z")
> [@Corii](#): > > People RECOMMEND that?? :eek: :eek: > > That stupider than the old “take an extra hot bath” wives’ tale. You’d be surprised how many teens I’ve known who’ve actually _done_ it. You can search around and find news stories about the practice. [http://euphoria.jarkolicious.com/journal/2005/05/11/341/](http://euphoria.jarkolicious.com/journal/2005/05/11/341/) [http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/wireStory?id=825479](http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/wireStory?id=825479) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-homeopathic-abortion-really-work/330042/42 "2005-11-08T22:59:08Z")
This thread is still open. OMFG. Must be a party at Cecil’s house, with all the Mods sitting around doing Jello shots. Anyway, regarding your friend, I’d suggest Googling “hysterical pregnancy”. ---
**Author:** ![bzwilak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@bzwilak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bzwilak)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-homeopathic-abortion-really-work/330042/43 "2005-11-08T22:59:21Z")
> [@Stranger On A Train](#): > > Sorry; I didn’t intend to come off as accusitive. If the mods don’t have a problem with your question then I really don’t either, and as the responses have all been some variation on, “What a really dumb thing your friend is doing to herself,” I don’t see any harm done. I’m just a little surprised that other threads have been shut down for asking pretty innoculous medical-related questions. > > Anyway, good luck to you with the friend. As others have said, if you can’t get her to visit a doctor at least try to get her down to Planned Parenthood and talk with a counselor or somesuch, or check out the relevent chapters of [Our Bodies, Ourselves](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743256115/). Anything but the hypertoxification/toxic shock-induced miscarriage/gut punch method of “alternative” abortion. > > Stranger I’m sorry for being so defensive. It’s just that I know that no matter how well one articulates oneself, their words are always open to individual interpretation by the reader. While you might not have been accusitory, someone _else_ could become so. I just wanted to make myself clearer, to try to prevent that from happening. I honestly didn’t feel that _you_ were being accusitory. I took your statements as simple observations. Thank you for your concern! ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-homeopathic-abortion-really-work/330042/44 "2005-11-09T00:42:44Z")
> [@Mr. Slant](#): > > This thread is still open. > OMFG. > Must be a party at Cecil’s house, with all the Mods sitting around doing Jello shots. > > Anyway, regarding your friend, I’d suggest Googling “hysterical pregnancy”. Eh. According to some sources, that’s fairly rare. More likely a stress midcycle caused her to ovulate late, thus making her period come later than expected. Of course, is she’s 4 weeks _late_, then uh, that’s a whole 'another ball of wax. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-homeopathic-abortion-really-work/330042/45 "2005-11-09T02:01:21Z")
My guess as to why this thread is still open is because the OP is asking, “Does this home abortion method work?”, not, “How can my friend induce an abortion at home?” Big difference there. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-homeopathic-abortion-really-work/330042/46 "2005-11-09T04:35:27Z")
Please leave the moderation to the moderators. This thread is being monitored, but we haven’t closed it yet. If you feel any thread requires the attention of the moderators, please use the “Report this post” function instead of posting your comments in the thread. Thank you. - **xash** General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-homeopathic-abortion-really-work/330042/47 "2005-11-09T05:02:28Z")
> [@bzwilak](#): > > I am simply concerned about my friend and was curious if there was any validity to the method she is attempting to use. Period. Well if there’s a period … ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-homeopathic-abortion-really-work/330042/48 "2005-11-09T05:04:08Z")
> [@bzwilak](#): > > Like I said, this isn’t the first time she’s pulled this kind of thing. She was severly hooked on “natural” stimulants, in the past, primarily ephedra. She has this hairbrained notion that if it’s “natural” it can’t possibly harm you. :rolleyes: > > When she was on the herbal stimulants, she was always complaining of health problems, e.g. hair loss, stomach problems, but wouldn’t accept that it was likely caused by what she was using on herself. Point out to her that snake venom, poison ivy, and hemlock are all “natural.” Is it possible you could send her URL of this thread? ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-homeopathic-abortion-really-work/330042/49 "2005-11-09T05:09:16Z")
And now that I’ve read all the posts in this thread, I believe the OP’s question has been adequately answered. This is now closed. - **xash** General Questions Moderator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-homeopathic-abortion-really-work/330042.md?page=2)