A medical abortion is performed by taking a medication, which will then end a pregnancy. This method can be used up to nine weeks into the pregnancy. Mifepristone is a pill that blocks the hormone progesterone, which is needed to sustain a pregnancy. This causes the uterus to break down and the cervix to soften. Methotrexate is injected or taken orally, and stops implantation occurring in the first several weeks. Misoproston is used as a second drug. Tablets are placed into the vagina, cheek, or taken orally. This causes the uterus to contract and empty. This takes between one day and four weeks to complete. Complications of medical abortion aren’t common, but still occur. Possible complications include the failure of medications to terminate, incomplete expulsion of conception products, excessive bleeding, and uterine infection. Failure of medications to terminate happens in about 2% of women, while incomplete expulsion happens in less than 6%. Although there is a small chance of complications, one should still be informed of the possibilities before deciding to abort. Many options are available when it comes to an abortion
A medical abortion is performed by taking a medication, which will then end a pregnancy. This method can be used up to nine weeks into the pregnancy. Mifepristone is a pill that blocks the hormone progesterone, which is needed to sustain a pregnancy. This causes the uterus to break down and the cervix to soften. Methotrexate is injected or taken orally, and stops implantation occurring in the first several weeks. Misoproston is used as a second drug. Tablets are placed into the vagina, cheek, or taken orally. This causes the uterus to contract and empty. This takes between one day and four weeks to complete. Complications of medical abortion aren’t common, but still occur. Possible complications include the failure of medications to terminate, incomplete expulsion of conception products, excessive bleeding, and uterine infection. Failure of medications to terminate happens in about 2% of women, while incomplete expulsion happens in less than 6%. Although there is a small chance of complications, one should still be informed of the possibilities before deciding to abort. Many options are available when it comes to an abortion