Medicines used for abortion

Mifepristone is available, It can be used alone to cause abortion, although it is more effective and the abortion happens more quickly when used with mifepristone.

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What happens when you take the pills

Mifepristone and misoprostol: You take mifepristone 24 to 48 hours before using misoprostol. After using misoprostol, the pregnancy is usually expelled in 4 to 6 hours, Light bleeding or spotting may last until your next period.

Misoprostol alone: usually causes the pregnancy to be expelled 7 to 8 hours after the first misoprostol dose.

                                                                                                  Safe Methods of Abortion

A safe abortion is a medically supervised procedure using WHO-recommended methods appropriate to the pregnancy duration, 

What Makes an Abortion Safe

A safe abortion meets three key criteria: it is performed by a trained health professional, uses a method recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), and is appropriate for the gestational age of the pregnancy World Health Organization (WHO)+2. Safe abortions can be conducted using:

• Medication abortion: Involves mifepristone and misoprostol, or misoprostol alone, and can be self-managed at home in early pregnancy with proper guidance doctorswithoutborders.org+2.

• Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA): A simple outpatient procedure using suction to remove pregnancy tissue, safe up to 14 weeks of gestation doctorswithoutborders.org.

• Dilation and evacuation (D&E): A surgical procedure for later stages of pregnancy, performed by trained professionals