What happens during the medication abortion process?
• You will meet with the doctor discuss how to use the abortion pill. • The doctor will give you the abortion pill to take at the clinic. • The doctor will give you a second medication, misoprostol, to take at home, when it is convenient for you, anytime between 24 and 48 hours from the time you took the abortion pill in the clinic. • You will also be given some pain and anti-nausea medications. How effective is the medication abortion? The abortion pill is very effective. It works about 92 out of every 100 times. You’ll follow up with a health care provider after your abortion, so you can be sure that it worked, and that you are well. How safe is the medication abortion? Most women can have a medication abortion safely. But all medical procedures have some risks, so safety is a concern. Rare, but possible risks include: • an allergic reaction to either of the pills • incomplete abortion — part of the pregnancy is left inside the uterus • infection • undetected ectopic pregnancy • very
