What happens in a vacuum aspiration procedure?
After personal counseling, a pre-operative medical review, including an ultrasound and a blood test to determine Rh Factor, and the administration of anesthesia or the injection of local numbing medication, the procedure begins with a small tube inserted into the cervix, the opening of the uterus. Then, the physician will use an aspirator, a medical instrument that creates gentle suction, to remove the contents of the uterus. Specially trained and caring health advocates support each woman before, during, and after the procedure. Second Trimester Abortion – 13 to 25 weeks* At our Cliff Valley Clinic, we offer second trimester surgical abortions performed by qualified and experienced state licensed OB-GYN physicians. For second trimester abortions, our physicians perform the Dilation and Evacuation procedure (the “D & E”), the most commonly used procedure for the second trimester. Our second trimester clients are provided anesthesia so that they are asleep and pain free. *Abortions due
