What Happens During an In-Clinic Abortion?
Its common for women to be nervous about having an abortion or any other medical procedure. But most of us feel better if we know what to expect. Your health care provider will talk with you and answer your questions. But heres a general idea of how it works and what to expect. Before the abortion procedure, you will need to • discuss your options • talk about your medical history • have laboratory tests • have a physical exam which may include an ultrasound • read and sign papers ASPIRATION ABORTION THE MOST COMMON KIND OF IN-CLINIC ABORTION During an aspiration abortion • Your health care provider will examine your uterus. • You will get medicine for pain. You may be offered sedation a medicine that allows you to be awake but deeply relaxed. • A speculum will be inserted into your vagina. • Your health care provider may inject a numbing medication into or near your cervix. • The opening of your cervix may be stretched with dilators a series of increasingly thick rods. Or you may have
Its common for women to be nervous about having an abortion or any other medical procedure. But most of us feel better if we know what to expect. Your health care provider will talk with you and answer your questions. But heres a general idea of how it works and what to expect. Before the abortion procedure, you will need to • discuss your options • talk about your medical history • have laboratory tests • have a physical exam which may include an ultrasound • read and sign papers ASPIRATION ABORTION THE MOST COMMON KIND OF IN-CLINIC ABORTION During an aspiration abortion • Your health care provider will examine your uterus. • You will get medicine for pain. You may be offered sedation a medicine that allows you to be awake but deeply relaxed. • A speculum will be inserted into your vagina. • Your health care provider may inject a numbing medication into or near your cervix. • The opening of your cervix may be stretched with dilators a series of increasingly thick rods. Or you may have
