Medical abortion is a way to interrupt a pregnancy that is carried out without direct mechanical intervention. Under the influence of the drug in the form of a tablet, which will need to be taken with the personal presence of a doctor, the fetus is killed and its expulsion from the female body in a short time.
Medical abortion is highly effective and can only be used in the early stages.
How long can I have medical abortion?
Medication abortion is a specific method, and it has an interval of possible conduct, after which it is excluded from the list of acceptable procedures.
But, the earlier a woman decides to abort this type, the higher will be its effectiveness:
- in two or three weeks, the success rate of abortion will be 98%;
- in four to five weeks - 93%;
- and in six weeks - 89%.
After 6 weeks of pregnancy, abortion by medicamental methods is no longer carried out.
Consequences of medical abortion
The advantage of this type of abortion is that the uterus is not subjected to mechanical stress. But there can be a variety of unpleasant consequences - from vomiting or high blood pressure to uterine bleeding , requiring urgent medical intervention.
Before deciding on the admissibility of medical abortion, a woman should weigh all the risks. Guided by this goal, she can herself and / or under the guidance of a physician get acquainted with possible side effects, as well as with contraindications to the drug it offers.
After this abortion, as a rule, 2 times ultrasound. Let's remind once again the timing of the medical abortion: from two to six weeks.
What happens if this type of abortion does not work? In this case, the pregnancy will continue, but it still needs to be interrupted.