If you’re considering abortion, it’s important to know where your pregnancy stands, the risks of abortion, and how the procedure works. Safeguard your health with pregnancy confirmation before making your final pregnancy decision. You are not alone in this process.
At the Pregnancy Care Center of Chandler, we offer free and confidential pregnancy services to help you gain the clarity you need.
Understand the Process & the Risks
Medical Abortion
Also known as the abortion pill, medical abortion involves taking two different abortion drugs that work to terminate a pregnancy: mifepristone and misoprostol. The FDA only recommends medical abortion for women through 10 weeks of pregnancy.
Some physical risks of medical abortion include:
- An incomplete abortion (which may require surgical treatment).
- An ongoing pregnancy if the procedure doesn’t work.
- Heavy and prolonged bleeding.
- Infection.
- Fever.
- Digestive symptoms such as upset stomach.
Surgical Abortion
Dilation & evacuation (D&E) and dilation & curettage (D&C) are two common types of surgical abortion. Each procedure works to dilate the cervix and uses vacuum aspiration and surgical tools to remove the pregnancy from the uterus.
Some physical risks of surgical abortion include:
- Damage to the uterus or cervix.
- Uterine perforation (accidentally putting a hole in the uterus with one of the instruments used).
- Excessive bleeding.
- Infection of the uterus or fallopian tubes.
- Scarring of the inside of the uterus.
- Reaction to the drugs or anesthesia, such as problems breathing.
- Not removing all of the tissue, requiring another procedure.
Know Your Pregnancy Details
Confirm where your pregnancy stands before deciding with a free and confidential pregnancy test and potential ultrasound if you qualify at our center.
Get the vital pregnancy information you need, confirming how far along you are and whether your pregnancy is viable (has a heartbeat and is progressing).
Contact us today to learn more about your pregnancy details and options, including abortion.
The Pregnancy Care Center of Chandler does not provide or refer for abortions.
All abortion information sourced in this blog is based on accurate information at the time of writing.