1. ABORTION
Chapter 20: By Marinda Turkson

2. Abortion Methods/ Facts
In a medication abortion the pregnancy is interrupted using
drugs
In vacuum aspiration, suction is used to terminate the
pregnancy
88 percent of most abortion are performed druing the first
trimester using vacuum aspiration or medication aborting
In the USA most second-trimester abortions are done by
dilation of the cervix and the use of instruments
Termination of pregnancy before 20 weeks gestation
calculated from date of onset of last menses
 __ Early abortion beore 12 weeks
 __ late Abortion from 12- 20 weeks
Abortion is one of the most common surgical procedures in
the United States.

4. Things you need to know/
Getting ready to get an Abortion
 Are there age requirements?
 What methods are available?
 How much does it cost and payment methods?
 Can someone else come with me?
 If you are planning to have lv sedation or general anesthesia
then you will be advised to avoid food after midnight.
 Having anxiety is very normal
 Always give your self positive message
 Make sure to have all the paper work: identification card as
well as your insurance card
 Meditating, deep breathing would help you relax before an
abortion

5. Medication abortion
 Consists of two- drug regimen that ends a
pregnancy within the first nine weeks.
 The most common known in the USA is
Mifeprostone also known as Mifeprex RU-486 and
Misoprostol.
 It ends the pregnancy within the first nine weeks.
 It is swallowed or inserted to the vagina
 Mifeprostone works by blocking progesterone
 Misoprostol is taken two days after mifepristone, it
causes the cervix to become soft and uterus to
cramps

7. Types of Anesthesia and Symptoms
Local anesthesia : injection of medication to the
cervix
General anesthesia: administration of drugs to cause
unconsciousness
Iv sedation: injection of pain medication into a vein
Vomiting, nausea, drowsiness, some allergic
reaction
Heavy Bleeding
Pain
Fever
Continued symptoms of pregnancy

8. The end