+27736279375 the abortionpill: medical abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol what is the medicalabortion?
medical abortion is a procedure that uses various medications to end apregnancy. a medical abortion is started either in a doctors office or at homewith visits to your health care provider.
medical abortion doesn't require anaesthesia or surgery, but it should be doneearly in pregnancy. unlike a surgical procedure, a medical abortion usually isdone without entering the uterus.
during the procedure medical abortion can be done using the followingmedications:
oral mifepristone and oral misoprostol. this is the most common type of medicalabortion, likely due to the ease of oral rather than vaginal dosing. thesemedications must be taken within seven weeks of the first day of your lastperiod. mifepristone (mif-uh-pris-tone) ? also known as ru-486 ? blocks theaction of the hormone progesterone, causing the lining of the uterus to thinand preventing the embryo from staying implanted and growing.
misoprostol (my-so-pros-tol) causes the uterus to contract and expel the embryothrough the vagina. if you choose this type of medical abortion, you must visityour health care provider twice to take the medications and then afterward tomake sure the abortion is complete.
methotrexate injection and vaginal misoprostol. this type of medical abortionmust be done within seven weeks of the first day of your last period.methotrexate is given as a shot by your health care provider and themisoprostol is later used at home. you must visit your health care providerwithin a week of getting a methotrexate shot for an ultrasound to confirm ifthe abortion is complete. if the pregnancy continues, another dose ofmisoprostol will be given.
vaginal misoprostol alone. this method may be used over a broader range ofgestational ages, but requires scheduling multiple doses of the medication.vaginal misoprostol alone can be effective in promoting the completion of amiscarriage ? a spontaneous abortion where the embryo has died.
the medications used in a medical abortion cause vaginal bleeding and abdominalcramping. they may also cause: nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, diarrhea,headache.
you may be given medications to manage pain during and after the medicalabortion. you may also be given antibiotics. your health care provider willexplain how much pain and bleeding to expect, depending on the number of weeksof your pregnancy. you might not be able to go about your normal daily routineduring this time, but it's unlikely you'll need bed rest. make sure you haveplenty of absorbent sanitary pads.
if you have a medical abortion in a health care provider's office or clinic,you'll have a pelvic exam before you're given additional doses of misoprostolto see if the foetus has been expelled. the frequency and strength of youruterine contractions also will be monitored. while the most discomfort may lastone to two hours, spotting before and bleeding after could last two weeks.
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