All you need to know about Safe abortion techniques

Abortion is a procedure that deals with the reproductive system of the woman and can be completed with Mifepristone and Misoprostol pills(MTP Kit). For any woman who is dealing with an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy, the termination of pregnancy has to be safe. The method with which she aborts her pregnancy can impact her reproductive and overall health.

Hence, this blog helps you know the safest abortion techniques they can use for undergoing an abortion.

Surgical Abortion: 

Surgical abortion, though a bit expensive, it is one of the safest techniques for ending an unwanted pregnancy. Since the abortion with this technique is done under an expert’s guidance, the chances of abortion success or failure are less.

In this method, the healthcare provider uses certain surgical instruments and employs a suction or dilation method. It eventually removes the pregnancy tissues from the body and frees women from unwanted pregnancy.

Medical Abortion: 

Medical abortion also known as the abortion with pills technique, is considered to be the safe technique for ending first-trimester pregnancies. A combination of Mifepristone and Misoprostol is used under this technique, which terminates a pregnancy by making hormonal changes in the body.

The medication for abortion works only on pregnancies up to 9 weeks of gestation. Also, there are certain eligibility criteria that a woman has to fit in if she wishes to perform the medical abortion method.

Mifepristone stops the development of the fetus, and Misoprostol expels pregnancy tissues from the body. The whole process takes around a week to perform. The best part about this procedure is that you can perform it at your home once the abortion pills are prescribed.

Here are a few things to remember to know if you’re eligible for a medical abortion procedure. 

• The pregnancy is normal and not ectopic.
• The woman is not allergic to any of the constituents of pregnancy termination medications.
• You are aware of the instructions to be followed while undergoing the procedure.

Both methods mentioned above do not have any negative impact on the fertility of the woman; neither does it create any complications in future pregnancies. Also, if the instructions are followed properly, the woman does not have to worry about the success of the pregnancy termination procedure. With surgical pregnancy, you can check the results on the same day; with medical abortion, you can take the pregnancy test after a week.

Importance of having a safe abortion: 

If a woman undergoes unsafe pregnancy termination methods, the consequences of the same can be fatal and severe. There are also cases where the unsafe practice of pregnancy termination affected the woman’s future pregnancies.

Spread the word: 

Yes, that’s the only way we can ensure that the number of safe abortions is increasing in the world. If women felt safe and open in sharing their unwanted pregnancy problems, finding a solution will be easier for healthcare experts. Whoever you are, male, female, or any part of society, try to create an environment where women can be comfortable talking about their reproductive health or issues like an unwanted pregnancy.