I just had a d&c last night. Bleeding has stopped just spotting lightly. The doctor gave me 1 tablet of misoprostol 200 mg 3 times a day (for 5 days) to be taken with water along with some other medicines. Will it cause more bleeding? Why is it prescribed? Kindly help me. I am so worried.

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