Abortion Pill Services

Confidential Abortion Services By a Qualified and Caring Staff

Abortion Pill Procedure:

Non-surgical abortion procedures (sometimes called "medical abortions" or "abortion pill") offer women an alternative to a surgical abortion early in her pregnancy. Non-surgical abortions work by taking medications, rather than undergoing surgery. However, non-surgical abortion pill procedures are not for everyone because they tend to have more bleeding, and they are slightly less effective than surgical abortions after six weeks gestation. They also cannot be used by women who are beyond nine weeks gestation. Nevertheless, the advantages of non-surgical abortion pill procedures are that they avoid the need for surgery, avoid the risks of surgery and anesthesia, and are therefore considered to be "safer" than surgical abortions. Additionally, they are also considered to be more "natural" by some women. Instead of having a doctor perform an abortion upon her, the woman simply takes some medication. These medications stop the pregnancy and induce bleeding.

We offer a non-surgical method of the abortion pill utilizing Methotrexate/Misoprostol.

Methotrexate/Misoprostol regimen:

This method consists of two sets of medications that will be taken separately to chemically induce a miscarriage. The first medication, Methotrexate, is given either orally or by injection. The second medication (Misoprostol) will be provided to you at your appointment to take home.

The Misoprostol is used at home five days after the Methotrexate. You will be instructed to take the Misoprostol in the form of vaginal suppositories, placed high in the vagina near the cervix, at bedtime 5 days after the Methotrexate. Several hours after inserting them, you will begin to experience menstrual-like cramping and bleeding. The pregnancy tissue is typically passed at home within 24 to 48 hours after insertion. You will not see the embryo, but you may pass clots. Bleeding and cramping normally continue for at least several days as the uterus empties. You must return to the office for your follow-up appointment three weeks (21 days) after your initial appointment to make sure that the procedure was successful and you are healing well.

More than 95% of the patients less seven weeks gestation who choose this procedure eventually experience complete emptying of the uterus. Success rates start to fall as the pregnancy progresses and we do not offer this procedure after nine weeks. In the event the non-surgical procedure fails, you will be seen at your follow up visit in our office and we will provide ongoing care to you at no additional charge.

The abortion pill method has an important advantage in that it is the only abortion method that can treat an ectopic pregnancy. A surgical abortion procedure cannot treat ectopic pregnancies. Indeed, this method was initially developed as a method of treating ectopic pregnancies non-surgically and thereby avoiding invasive surgery.