Best Drugs for Abortion in Early Pregnancy

If you live in a country where there is no access to safe abortion services and you would like to obtain a medical abortion, hope this post will be a great help for you. Your doctor may prescribed this, to terminate pregnancy in early stage due to some serious maternal – fetal problems. Every women should have the knowledge about list if important Drugs for Abortion along with the Usage Instructions, dose, action, side effects. 

The best and safest way a woman can do an abortion herself until the 12th week of pregnancy is with the use of two medicines – medical abortion. These drugs are the Mifepristone (also known as the abortion pill, RU 486, Mifegyn, Mifeprex), and Misoprostol (also known as Cytotec, Arthrotec, Oxaprost, Cyprostol, Mibetec, Prostokos or Misotrol).

Usage Instructions

First, you have to take mifepristone pill orally. Then 24 to 72 hours later, you can take the the second medication, misoprostol. Misoprostol causes contractions resulting in a miscarriage. Both mifepristone and misoprostol are 95-97% effective within two weeks if used in combination. Mifepristone and misoprostol are FDA approved.

Do not confuse Medical Abortion with the “Morning After” Emergency Contraception Pills. These pills are entirely different than Drugs for Abortion. Available in brand name Plan B. These drugs are completely different medications taken for different purposes. They contains the same hormones as in regular birth control pills and will not harm an existing pregnancy.

Contraindications

The Drugs for Abortion should not be used in:- women with blood clotting problem or are taking anticoagulant medicine, severe anemia and adrenal failure. Those on long-term systemic corticosteroids, ectopic pregnancy, mass in the tubes or ovaries, inherited porphyria also never use this.

Mifepristone and misoprostol may not be recommended if you have allergy to mifepristone, misoprostol or other prostaglandin medicine or Have severe diarrhea.

Action

Mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone needed to maintain the pregnancy and the uterine lining begins to shed, the cervix begins to soften and bleeding may occur. Bleeding varies from woman to woman and Some women do not experience any bleeding until taking the misoprostol. This Drugs for Abortion are side effects free to an extent.

The second drug misoprostol, cause the uterus contracts and the pregnancy is usually expelled within 6 to 8 hours. It is associated with cramping, bleeding, and clotting may begin as soon as 20 minutes. Within the next 6 to 8 hours, most women will miscarry. Expect bleeding heavier than a menstrual period with large clots. You will pass the embryo also.

Risk and Side Effects

Heavy Vaginal bleeding occurs for many after taking Drugs for Abortion and some require a aspiration abortion and very rarely, a blood transfusion. here is a high risk of fetal deformities, if pregnancy is continued after taking these medications. Most of the side effects are caused by the second drug – misoprostol, may include heavy bleeding, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and heavy cramping.

After Care

After using the Drugs for Abortion, women Should undergo a followup checkup two weeks later to make sure the process is complete. You may have to undergo an aspiration abortion if you have not yet miscarried. This is associated with  very small percentage (5%) of women only.

According to studies of the FDA there are no known long term risks associated with using mifepristone and misoprostol. They can pursue another pregnancy whenever they feel the time is right after having a Medical Abortion

Also Read: How to Prevent a Miscarriage – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Abortion