How abortion is done in the first trimester of pregnancy ?
The first trimester methods of abortion include: (i) Cervical dilatation followed by evacuation of uterus by Curettage /Suction evacuation / vacuum aspiration / Dilatation and evacuation (ii) Menstrual aspiration (MR) (iii) Medical Methods What is cervical dilatation followed by evacuation? It is a kind of Surgical abortion done in the early pregnancy, that is before 12 weeks by first dilating the cervix, which is done by introducing hollow metal rods of increasing diameters and then evacuating the contents of the uterus mechanically by scraping or by suction or both. The procedure takes about 15 minutes. What is menstrual aspiration or regulation? Menstrual aspiration also called minisuction, miniabortion, vacuum aspiration, lunchtime abortion that is done between 1 to 3 weeks after the failure to menstruate. This procedure is done as an outpatient. A thin plastic tube is inserted into the uterus and its contents sucked out by negative pressure created in a syringe. The procedure take
