Abortion Pill and Surgical Abortion Details:
Medical abortion (abortion pill):
- Medical abortion by pills (RU486 - Mifeprex and Misoprostol) is a safe and effective process that ends an early pregnancy (up to 7 weeks).
- It is a well studied and accepted method of pregnancy termination that imitates a natural miscarriage.
- On the day of your appointment you will have blood testing and an ultrasound to determine the age of the pregnancy.
- Our doctor will take your medical history and examine you.
- Should you be the right candidate for this option, you will be given materials to read and will discuss the process with the clinical staff.
- You will be provided the medications at our office.
- The combination of mifeprex and misoprostol stops the development of the pregnancy and causes a miscarriage in over 90% of cases.
- Rarely, this might not work, so a surgical abortion may be necessary.
Surgical abortion:
- The surgical abortion procedure is performed using the vacuum aspiration method by our experienced doctor. It lasts only a few minutes.
- An ultrasound will be performed that will confirm the age of the pregnancy.
- Blood testing will be performed to check your blood count and your blood type.
- An intravenous catheter will be placed in a vein for medications for relaxation and pain relief.
- The cervix (the opening of the womb) is numbed and dilated.
- The womb is evacuated via suction and curetage.
- The patient's blood pressure and oxygen levels are monitored throughout the surgical procedure using state of the art equipment.
- The entire process will only take a few minutes.
