How long does it take to get pregnant again after an abortion? Many women, who for one reason or another have to choose abortion or medication, or who have had a spontaneous abortion for various reasons, when they want to become a mother again, how long after abortion can they get pregnant again becomes one of the most concerned questions in their minds. Many people believe that they need to use contraception for at least 6 months after an abortion before they can get pregnant again! Some patients also think that it takes so long for their bodies to “regulate”, and some gynecologists will also say that “this is enough time for the uterine lining to repair”. There is no basis for these beliefs. Early pregnancy abortion, no matter natural abortion, drug abortion or artificial abortion, the vast majority of them are safe, and the incidence of complications and sequelae is low. Repair of the uterine lining is marked by normal menstrual flow. The endometrium has been repaired when normal menstrual flow resumes. So how long after a miscarriage can you get pregnant again? The New England Journal of Medicine, a prestigious weekly medical journal, published a large-scale cohort study in Scotland in 2010, in which more than 30,000 women who had miscarriages (their miscarriages occurred before the 24th week of gestation) were divided into three groups: pregnancies within 6 months of the miscarriage, pregnancies between 6-24 months after the miscarriage, and pregnancies more than 24 months after the miscarriage. It was found that the group of women who became pregnant within 6 months after miscarriage had the best reproductive outcomes (including mother and baby) and the fewest adverse pregnancy outcomes. Adverse pregnancy outcomes included: repeat miscarriage, intrauterine fetal death, ectopic pregnancy, cesarean section, preterm labor, and low birth weight. The 2015 Journal of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published a prospective study that divided women who miscarried before 20 weeks of gestation into two groups: those who had a pregnancy within 3 months of the miscarriage, and those who had a pregnancy 3 to 6 months after the miscarriage. The results found no significant differences in live birth rates or adverse pregnancy outcomes (including miscarriage rates) between the two groups. In the former group, the average time from the end of miscarriage to pregnancy was less than nine weeks! For those women with “biochemical pregnancy” (urine or blood test suggests pregnancy, but ultrasound never sees a gestational sac), the professors at the Reproductive Center of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMC) also believe that one can actively prepare for pregnancy and have a baby in the same month as the onset of menstruation. In conclusion, through the research of the above scholars, we can see that not everyone needs to take a six-month break to get pregnant after having a miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy, but can choose the right time to get pregnant according to their own situation and the doctor’s advice. However, some miscarriages are caused by other illnesses, so it is necessary to follow the professional advice of specialists, such as hypothyroidism and hyperemesis gravidarum. After a spontaneous abortion, it is recommended that both spouses undergo a preconception examination 6 months before the second pregnancy to try to find out the cause of the miscarriage, treat the symptoms, and reduce the high-risk factors, so as to minimize the occurrence of adverse pregnancy outcomes.