Abortion clinic in Mooikloof
Our abortion clinic in Mooikloof, providers are dedicated to serving women’s medical needs. Besides abortion, they offer a full range of gynecological services, which you can access at this site. With regard to abortion, emphasis is placed on safety, comfort, confidentiality, and individualized care. In order to ensure your safety, our physicians are state-licensed and have extensive experience performing pregnancy terminations. This expertise minimizes the risks involved in an abortion. Their personal dedication to abortion services continues to ensure that women maintain the right and the opportunity to choose to have an abortion. Abortion clinic in Mooikloof
Manual Vacuum Aspiration
This surgical abortion is done early in the pregnancy up until 13 weeks after the woman’s last menstrual period. The cervical muscle is stretched with dilators (metal rods) until the opening is wide enough to allow the abortion instruments to pass into the uterus. A handheld syringe is attached to tubing that is inserted into the uterus and the fetus is suctioned out.
Mifeprex/Mifepristone (RU-486; Abortion Pill)
This drug is FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved for use in women up to 70 days after their last menstrual period. The FDA-approved procedure may require up to three office visits. On the first visit, the woman is given pills (mifepristone) that will cause the death of the embryo. Two days later, she is generally given a second drug (misoprostol) which causes cramping that expels the embryo. The last visit is to determine if the procedure has been completed.
How does taking the abortion pill work?
Step 1: Counseling, maybe an ultrasound, and maybe a waiting period
First, you’ll fill out some paperwork. You’ll talk with a healthcare provider, and you may have an ultrasound to find out or confirm how far along you are in your pregnancy. Also, If your pregnancy is more than 11 weeks, then medication abortion may not be an option for you.
If the state where you’re getting your abortion has a mandatory waiting period, you’ll have to wait some number of hours between the counseling appointment and the appointment when you’ll take the first medication. If there is a waiting period, and you are going to have to travel a long way for your abortion, ask if virtual counseling is an option when you call to make your appointment.
Step 2: Take medication #1 at a health center
Your healthcare provider will give you the first of two medications and explain when and how you’ll take the second medication.
The first medication is called mifepristone. Mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone. Because progesterone is necessary for pregnancy to continue, blocking it begins the process of ending the pregnancy. Mifepristone doesn’t usually cause any symptoms, so you probably won’t feel anything after you take it. The abortion provider will send you home with the second medication, which you’ll take 24 to 48 hours later, depending on the instructions the provider gives you.
Step 3: Take medication #2 at home or somewhere safe
Twenty-four to 48 hours after taking mifepristone, you’ll take the second medication, called misoprostol. You may take one or two doses of misoprostol—your provider will let you know. For this step, you need to be at home or in some other safe place where you can relax and where you’ll have easy access to a bathroom (like a friend’s house or a hotel room). Misoprostol empties your uterus, expelling the pregnancy. It causes cramping and bleeding.
Abortion pills risks
Any type of abortion procedure can have the following physical, emotional, and mental risks. We can help you understand each procedure, its risks, and your other options. Click here to make an appointment.
- An ongoing unwanted pregnancy if the procedure doesn’t work
- Heavy and prolonged bleeding
- Nausea or vomiting
- Infection
- Fever
- Trouble conceiving in the future
- Trouble within your current or future relationships
- Depression
