Med-star safe abortion clinic dedicated to offering high-quality reproductive health care, and a doctor-owned facility licensed by the Gauteng Province Department of Health as a Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Since 2016, we have been a prominent provider of high-quality abortion care in addition to complete gynecological services. Medical professionals throughout and beyond recognize us as a pioneer in women’s reproductive healthcare, including abortion treatments.
Up to 20 weeks with medical abortion (the abortion pill)
Medical abortion, sometimes referred to as “the abortion pill,” is a non-invasive method of ending a pregnancy. Up until 20 weeks of pregnancy, we frequently perform medical abortions using the abortion pill.
Expectations at Our Abortion Clinic Regarding the Abortion Pill (Non-Surgical Abortion)
1 When done at our clinic
A trans-vaginal ultrasound will be performed by a technician during your procedure appointment. A counselor will go over your choices and decision with you. They will also go over the drugs, dangers, and adverse effects listed in the Medication Guide.
You will meet with a doctor after a nurse or assistant takes your vital signs, which include your temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure.
The doctor will discuss your choice with you and address any queries you may have. After that, the doctor will give you one MifeprexTM tablet, which contains 200 milligrams of mifepristone, to take orally.
In the recovery room, a nurse will give you an injection of Rhogam [PDF] if your blood type is Rh negative.
You will receive a prescription for painkillers and be advised of our emergency contact information. Additionally, the doctor will give you a packet with 800 mcg of misoprotol to take home.
2 When done at home
After eating the MifeprexTM tablet at AWC, you should take the misoprostol 24 to 48 hours later. Before taking the misoprostol tablets, take 800 mg of ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, etc.) half an hour beforehand. Allow the four pills to dissolve in your mouth for about half an hour. After half an hour, anything in the mouth should be swallowed. After taking misoprostol, contractions and bleeding should start 20 minutes to 4 hours later.
What happens after you have taken the safe abortion abortion pill?
Cramping and bleeding.
With this approach, most people may anticipate quite severe bleeding, and passing some large clots is normal. Bleeding can vary from a little flow or spotting to heavy, like a period, and can last for several days or weeks. However, please contact AWC right once if you do not start bleeding within 24 hours or if you are soaking through two or more pads every hour for two consecutive hours. With this kind of abortion, cramping is common and can be far worse than a period. We’ll prescribe painkillers.
Fever, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea.
These symptoms may occasionally be a side effect of taking misoprostol and MifeprexTM pills. If you feel nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or weakness more than 24 hours after taking misoprostol, with or without abdominal discomfort, or with or without fever, call our office right once. After using misoprostol, a temperature of 101° F or greater may be typical. About an hour after the bleeding begins, your fever should stabilize. Consume a lot of liquids. Call the clinic if, after three hours, your temperature does not subside. After day 4, please contact our office right away if you get a fever that is higher than 100.4° F.
A follow-up visit.
A repeat vaginal ultrasound will be performed at AWC 7–10 days following your initial visit. Two to three percent of women who use the abortion pill technique will still have pregnancy tissue in their uterus at the time of their follow-up visit, and about one percent will not terminate their pregnancies. You will talk about future care and birth control options once the abortion is finished. You will probably require surgery to finish the abortion if you are still pregnant.
Following a Medical Abortion
Each person experiences post-abortion cramps and bleeding differently. You might not bleed at all, or you might hemorrhage for two days to four weeks. For a lot of folks, the bleeding sometimes stops and resumes. Spots could persist until your subsequent menstrual cycle. Along with mild to moderate or even severe discomfort, you might also notice that you are passing huge blood clots. This could all be typical.