What is a drug abortion and how does it happen?
Medication abortion is a violation of the natural course of pregnancy with the help of special pharmaceutical preparations. The medications are based on the active substance mephipristone. These are such drugs as Mephigen, Nefiprex, Mephipriston, and others.
The main advantages of medical abortion:
- no need to stay in the hospital;
- surgical intervention and anesthesia are excluded;
- low probability of complications;
- suitable for nulliparous women.
How is the procedure for drug abortion?
The main mechanism of action of drugs is the cessation of production within a few hours in a woman's body of progesterone, which is responsible for the preservation of the fetus. Its shortage leads to detachment of the fetal egg and purification of the uterus from the fetus.
So, how is the procedure of drug abortion carried out? Before venturing to a tablet abortion, you should always consult with a specialist. Only a doctor can correctly determine the right dose of the drug on the basis of careful diagnosis and individual characteristics of the patient. This will eliminate possible contraindications and fatal consequences for the body of a woman with an independent reception.
At the first stage, the woman is provided with information about the method, as well as its possible consequences. Also all necessary documents are made out.
Then the woman takes the drug and for several hours is under the supervision of a doctor. After, during the normal course of the process, you can go home. But, you need to pre-stock up with the attending physician with all the necessary recommendations and preparations for further admission.
After taking the tablets, there may be spotting and painful sensations.
At the next stage (36 to 48 hours), the reception of prostaglandins (misoprostol, mirolut, etc.) is prescribed. Most often, rejection of the fetus occurs within the next 12 to 48 hours.
As a rule, the drug is tolerated by most women well. Often rejection of the fetus, manifests itself as menstruation, but more intense and painful. But in some cases, you may experience diarrhea, nausea, or headache.
After 2 - 3 days, a control ultrasound is performed. If the diagnosis shows that the department has not occurred - new drugs may be prescribed.
After 10 to 14 days after the first administration of the medication, repeat examination of the ultrasound is done. Diagnosis will help to identify that there is no fertilized egg in the uterus.
Abortion is a big blow to the health of the body. Therefore, after the medication abortion is done, the woman should be protected and maximally restored.
Tablet abortion refers to the most sparing methods and allows a healthy woman to quickly regain her strength, and later, give birth to a healthy child. But the way the medication abortion takes place depends largely on the term , as well as on a competent and qualified doctor who will perform the abortion and monitor your condition afterwards.