The Abortion Pill
How the abortion pill works...
The abortion pill, also know as RU486, is an artificial steroid that interrupts progesterone, a hormone crucial to the early progress of pregnancy (1). By blocking progesterone, the embryo is deprived of nourishment and dies. It detaches from the uterine wall and may be expelled in a similar fashion to a heavy period. Some patients have reported seeing tiny embryo body parts or tissues.
The patient returns to the clinic for a check-up to ensure all tissues have been completely expelled. Another drug may be administered if abortion is not complete or a surgical procedure may be indicated.
Side Effects
Not Recommended for Clients With
Not Recommended for Clients With
- Abdominal Pain
- Nausea
- Severe Cramping
- Vomiting
- Fever & Chills
- Dizziness
Not Recommended for Clients With
Not Recommended for Clients With
Not Recommended for Clients With
- Anemia
- Fertility Problems
- An IUD in Place
- High Blood Pressure
- Heart Disease
- Ectopic Pregnancy
Possible Risks
Not Recommended for Clients With
Possible Risks
- Failed/Incomplete Abortion
- Need of Additional Medical Services to Stop Bleeding
- Seeing Embryonic Parts Expelled
- Possible Life-Threatening Infection
What if I change my mind?
If you have already taken the abortion pill and have since changed your mind, contact us at 352-931-3777 immediately, within 48 hours.
References
1. Pedersen, W. (2007). Childbirth, abortion and subsequent substance use in young women: a population-based longitudinal study. Addiction, 102 (12), 1971-78.
2. Coleman, P.K. (2005) Induced abortion and increased risk of substance abuse: a review of the evidence. Current Women’s Health Reviews, 1 (21), 21-24.
3. Curley, M., Johnson, C. (2013). The characteristics and severity of psychological distress after abortion among university students. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, dol: 10.107/s11414-013-9328-0.
Coleman, P.K. (2010). Late-term elective abortion and susceptibility to posttraumatic stress symptoms. Journal of Pregnancy, Retrieved on July, 20 2014 from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21490737/ .
Sulliman S, Ericksen T, Labuschgne T, de Wit R, Stein D, Seedat S. (2007). Comparison of pain, cortisol levels and psychological distress in women undergoing surgical termination of pregnancy under local anesthesia versus intravenous sedation. BMC Psychiatry, 7:24 doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-7-24.
4. Gissler, M., et al. (2005). Injury deaths, suicides and homicides associated with pregnancy, Finland 1987-2000. European Journal of Public Health, 15,459-463.
5. Fergusson, D.M., Horwood, J., Ridder, E.M. (2006). Abortion in young women and subsequent mental health. Journal of Child Pyschology and Psychiatry,47, 16-24.
6. Franke, L. Bird, The Ambivalence of Abortion (New York: Random House Inc., 1978) p. 63. See also Reardon, Aborted Women, 45.
7. Strahan, T., “Portraits of Post-Abortive Fathers Devastated by the Abortion Experience,” Assoc. for Interdisciplinary Research in Values and Social Change, Nov./Dec. 1994.
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