What Are The Various Methods of Abortion?
In the United States, abortion is a safe and legal way to end a pregnancy. Safe abortion is performed by trained professionals using safe, effective methods in sterile conditions. In most cases, you will have a choice between medical or surgical abortion procedures.
Some of the Methods of Abortion are the following:
1) Menstrual Extraction:
Some consider this method a termination of pregnancy when it actually is not. There is no pregnancy test performed to diagnose if a woman is pregnant.
Thousands of Menstrual Extraction Clinics are set up around the world to perform these procedures in countries where abortion is illegal. Without confirmation of pregnancy menstrual extraction allows a woman’s menses to return to normal.
It is not uncommon that an instrumental Surgical Dilation and Curettage is performed to determine if there is uterine pathology responsible for a woman not having her menses.
Women who have missed their menses from 3 to 8 weeks around the world undergo a surgical (Dilation and Curettage) or medical pill evacuation (Cytotec/Misoprostol) of the uterine lining in order to return their menses to normal.
The surgical procedure is commonly performed with a handheld manual suction device along with an attached sterile curette. It is gently inserted through the cervix and the tissue inside the uterus is removed by a manual or electrical suction device.
When a Menstrual Extraction is performed, the tissue is not examined or sent to pathology.
Cytotec may be taken orally (by mouth), buccally (between cheek and gum), sublingually (under the tongue) or vaginally to cause uterine contractions and passage of the tissue in the uterine cavity.
The contraction, cramps, and bleeding is similar to a heavy menses. Most women do not need medication to control the pain or discomfort. Approximately 40% of women take Tylenol, Motrin or Advil to control their discomfort. A very small percentage of women require narcotics for pain control.
If menstrual extractions are performed at 4 weeks or less, the dosage required to pass the Uterine tissue is less and the success rate is greater.
The woman’s menses generally returns in 3 to 6 weeks.
