Are You Considering Abortion?
Abortion may be a pregnancy option you’re considering. Gain clarity about how abortion works, its risks, and the steps to safeguard your health before making a pregnancy decision.
At Pregnancy Options Miami, we provide free options consultations and can discuss this option with you in a safe and non-judgmental space to get the facts you need.
We also suggest confirming your pregnancy details to help determine if you qualify for an abortion.
The Two Types of Abortion
1. Medical Abortion
Medical abortion, also known as the abortion pill, consists of taking mifepristone and misoprostol to terminate an existing pregnancy.
Mifepristone blocks progesterone, a hormone that sustains a pregnancy, and misoprostol causes the uterus to contract and expel the pregnancy. Some possible risks of a medical abortion procedure include:
- The body not releasing all pregnancy tissue in the uterus, also called an incomplete abortion (this may require surgical treatment)
- An ongoing pregnancy if the procedure doesn’t work
- Heavy and prolonged bleeding
- Infection
- Fever
- Digestive symptoms such as upset stomach
2. Surgical Abortion
A surgical abortion involves the dilation of the cervix and a mix of surgical tools and suction. Multiple surgical instruments are used to remove the pregnancy.
How far along you are in your pregnancy will help determine the type of abortion procedure. All surgical abortion procedures share these possible risks:
- Damage to the uterus or cervix
- Uterine perforation
- Excessive bleeding
- Infection of the uterus or fallopian tubes
- Scarring of the inside of the uterus
- Reaction to the drugs or anesthesia, such as problems breathing
- Not removing all of the tissue, requiring another procedure
Confirm Your Pregnancy Beforehand
Be sure of where your pregnancy stands before considering abortion. It’s also important to note that the FDA has only approved medical abortion for women through 10 weeks of pregnancy, so you must know how far along you are.
Receive free pregnancy services, including medical-grade pregnancy testing and a potential limited ultrasound at Pregnancy Options Miami so you can gain the clarity you need and safeguard your health.
Schedule a free and confidential appointment to learn more about this option.