The FDA has approved the abortion pill to terminate a pregnancy during the first 10 weeks after your last menstrual period. This means that this medical abortion can be utilized up to 70 days or a little over two months after the first day of your last period.
If you want to know more about this procedure, please give us a call. Getting answers to your questions about the abortion pill is important to ensure you have all the information you need and know about your options.
Some common misconceptions about this pill Misconception: The abortion pill is the same as the morning after pill Some people are confused about the difference between the abortion pill and the morning after pill.
The abortion pill and the morning after pill are two totally different medications and are designed to be taken for two different reasons. The abortion pill is used to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. The morning after pill is an emergency contraceptive drug called Levonorgestrel.
Then, the misoprostol will cause uterine contractions. This allows your uterus to be emptied. The FDA has approved RU for women up to 7 weeks pregnant or 5 weeks since conception or up to 49 days after their last menstrual period.
Although some healthcare providers will still prescribe RU for women who are more than 7 weeks pregnant, this use is considered off-label meaning it is not FDA-approved at this stage. You should expect to feel some side effects after using the abortion pill. If you have severe pain or feel faint, get medical attention.
And if you have a fever after the day you take the misoprostol, call your healthcare provider. Within four or five hours after taking the mifepristone, more than half of women's pregnancies will be terminated. For others, it may take a little longer, but the abortion should take place within a few days.
You can expect to see clots of blood when this happens, and the cramping may continue intermittently for a few days. You can become pregnant again right after using the abortion pill, so make sure that you are using backup contraception. Also, know that RU does not offer protection against sexually transmitted diseases. It is normal to have some bleeding or spotting for up to four weeks after using the abortion pill. It is recommended that you do not insert anything into your vagina or have sex for at least seven days after using the abortion pill.
The bleeding after your abortion marks the start of a new menstrual cycle. This means that your normal period should return in four to eight weeks. Keep in mind that you may have all types of feelings after a medical abortion. Because of the sudden change in your hormone levels, you may become more emotional.
It may help to know that most women report that the main emotion they feel afterward is relief, and just about all women who have used the abortion pill would recommend it to a friend. You can check with your private insurance to see if they cover medical abortion.
Use At your first appointment at the clinic, an ultrasound is performed to confirm you are less than 8 weeks pregnant. What To Expect Upon taking mifepristone at the clinic you may begin to bleed. Aftercare A follow-up exam is scheduled for two weeks later to make sure the process is complete. Side Effects Most of the side effects when using this early abortion option are caused by the second medication, misoprostol. Risks Vaginal bleeding with medical abortion could be extremely heavy.
Criteria Abortion Medication may be an option if you: Are less than 8 weeks since your last menstrual period. Are willing and able to give informed consent. Have the support you need such as access to reliable transportation and ability to communicate with the clinic by telephone. Live no more than 2 hours away from emergency medical care a hospital.
Are able to come back to the clinic for 1 to 3 follow-up appointments. Agree to have a surgical abortion if the misoprostol does not induce termination. Your Health Due to the risk of serious health problems, mifepristone and misoprostol may not be recommended if you: Have had a blood clotting problem or are taking anticoagulant medicine.
Have severe anemia. Have adrenal failure. Are taking long-term systemic corticosteroids. May have an ectopic pregnancy. Have a mass in the tubes or ovaries. Have inherited porphyria. Have an allergy to mifepristone, misoprostol or other prostaglandin medicine. Abortion pills or more correctly abortifacients, are medications that can be administered orally or vaginally, which induce abortion.
Administered in the right way under medical supervision, they are one of the options for termination of pregnancy in the first trimester. Abortive medications are of many types. Typically, the commonly used method for medical termination of pregnancy by medical method uses two types of drugs. Like any other medical or surgical procedure, medical termination of pregnancy should also be done under the strictest supervision of an Obstetrician-Gynaecologist.
The patients for whom medical termination of pregnancy by the medical method is a suitable option, have to be carefully selected. It is a safe and effective method for most patients who have been properly selected. At the same time, it must be understood that retained products and incomplete abortion are known complications of medical termination, and the patient has to be monitored post-procedure with ultrasonographic evaluation.
Medical termination of pregnancy is granted by law for various indications, including failure of contraception or when the continuation of pregnancy deems a high risk to the mother or the baby or in case of gross structural anomalies in the baby. Termination of pregnancy using medical methods is permitted in the first trimester.
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