Even though Mifepristone or being precise the abortion pills are now considered as the safest way of getting rid of pregnancy. There are still a lot of women that you may find consuming mifepristone and misoprostol that are found to undergo several adverse reactions too. These reactions might include cramps or abdominal pain, vomiting, headache, diarrhoea, nausea and so on.
Earlier when clinical tests were performed before the abortion pill was approved every women that followed this abortion method was found to deal with the above mentioned side effects. However, with the introduction of the RU-486, it was found that only one among the 14 women that became a part of the tests experienced severe bleeding and was recommended medical attention.
RU-486 is a drug that was developed in France, which is otherwise known as Mifepristone. The purpose of this drug is to keep a check on the progesterone, which is a hormone that helps in maintaining the pregnancy. Once the abortion pills are consumed, it reduces the production of progesterone and it sheds the uterus lining. It is often found in certain women, this process also leads to some bleeding too.
The Mifepristone is the first drug that weakens the foetus attached to the womb, by separating the lining of the embryo and the second drug, misoprostol is taken to cause contractions or cramps, that leads to bleeding, which expels the unborn foetus out of the body. There is a time schedule followed in between the consumption of these two drugs, one should take the second drug within 24-72 hours of consuming the first one. Remember in case it doesn't lead to abortion it can cause birth defects thus, it is advised to take surgical abortion in you find no results. It is also advised to women to have a follow up visit to check if the abortion has occurred or not within 2 weeks of taking the pills.
It found that a majority of the women that you come across prefer to go with this method of abortion as because it allows them to be in the privacy of their house, as and when the process of miscarriage occurs. Moreover, along with this when women is under this process there is nothing much that a women can do and thus they simply need to wait for the miscarriage to occur and a lot of the women find it a feasible option.
Some women do see slight bleeding after the consumption of the first drug i.e. Mifepristone. However, you need to be assured that the amount of bleeding that occurs in women shall differ from one woman to another. Moreover, it is also found that some women do not see any bleeding after the consumption of the first drug, whereas others might undergo heavy bleeding, similar to what they have during periods.
Moreover, you also need to understand that there are certain conditions under women cannot go under medical abortion. If a woman has had an ectopic pregnancy or has gone through pregnancy outside uterus, it makes them ineligible for an abortion using the abortion pills. Moreover, women that have allergies to certain drugs, asthma, cardiovascular problems or blood pressure problems, too are not preferred for medical abortion.
For an individual that consumes the abortion drug, it becomes very important to have a follow up visit to the clinic after two weeks of taking the drug. It is important to get the check up call to ensure that the abortion has taken place. You also need to know that abortion pills only have a 95% success rate and thus there are a slight percentage of women that might further need to go through the surgical process of abortion.
Earlier when clinical tests were performed before the abortion pill was approved every women that followed this abortion method was found to deal with the above mentioned side effects. However, with the introduction of the RU-486, it was found that only one among the 14 women that became a part of the tests experienced severe bleeding and was recommended medical attention.
RU-486 is a drug that was developed in France, which is otherwise known as Mifepristone. The purpose of this drug is to keep a check on the progesterone, which is a hormone that helps in maintaining the pregnancy. Once the abortion pills are consumed, it reduces the production of progesterone and it sheds the uterus lining. It is often found in certain women, this process also leads to some bleeding too.
The Mifepristone is the first drug that weakens the foetus attached to the womb, by separating the lining of the embryo and the second drug, misoprostol is taken to cause contractions or cramps, that leads to bleeding, which expels the unborn foetus out of the body. There is a time schedule followed in between the consumption of these two drugs, one should take the second drug within 24-72 hours of consuming the first one. Remember in case it doesn't lead to abortion it can cause birth defects thus, it is advised to take surgical abortion in you find no results. It is also advised to women to have a follow up visit to check if the abortion has occurred or not within 2 weeks of taking the pills.
It found that a majority of the women that you come across prefer to go with this method of abortion as because it allows them to be in the privacy of their house, as and when the process of miscarriage occurs. Moreover, along with this when women is under this process there is nothing much that a women can do and thus they simply need to wait for the miscarriage to occur and a lot of the women find it a feasible option.
Some women do see slight bleeding after the consumption of the first drug i.e. Mifepristone. However, you need to be assured that the amount of bleeding that occurs in women shall differ from one woman to another. Moreover, it is also found that some women do not see any bleeding after the consumption of the first drug, whereas others might undergo heavy bleeding, similar to what they have during periods.
Moreover, you also need to understand that there are certain conditions under women cannot go under medical abortion. If a woman has had an ectopic pregnancy or has gone through pregnancy outside uterus, it makes them ineligible for an abortion using the abortion pills. Moreover, women that have allergies to certain drugs, asthma, cardiovascular problems or blood pressure problems, too are not preferred for medical abortion.
For an individual that consumes the abortion drug, it becomes very important to have a follow up visit to the clinic after two weeks of taking the drug. It is important to get the check up call to ensure that the abortion has taken place. You also need to know that abortion pills only have a 95% success rate and thus there are a slight percentage of women that might further need to go through the surgical process of abortion.
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