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Abortion Procedures
What are the types of abortion available in Baltimore?
Abortion Pill (Mifeprex, RU-486, At-home Abortion)
The abortion pill, Mifeprex1, is the most common medication abortion procedure in the US, which uses pills to end a pregnancy. The FDA has approved this procedure for women up to 10 weeks of pregnancy. The abortion pill is also known as RU-486, chemical abortion, medication abortion, at-home abortion, telemed abortion or Mifepristone – but they are all referring to the same method of an early abortion. Before taking this medication, read the facts, know the risks and side effects and especially review the warnings given by the FDA below.
Abortion Pill Procedure
The Medication Abortion is a process. Here is what you might expect to experience.
- An assessment will be performed at an abortion clinic, and then patients will be given the first pill at the clinic. This first pill blocks the production of progesterone2, a hormone necessary to support a pregnancy. This works to cut off the lifeline to the baby.
- Next, patients get their second dose of a different medication (Misoprostol2) to take at home two days later. You can expect cramping and bleeding for 6-19 days, or even up to 30 days in this phase, which works to expel the embryo.
- Finally, if the medication abortion fails, a surgical abortion will be necessary. You must return to the abortion provider within a week to 14 days to assess whether or not the medication abortion procedure worked and if you will need to have a surgical abortion.
Abortion Pill Side Effects
Side effects include weakness, headache, fever/chills, vomiting, diarrhea and dizziness for up to 3 days1.
Serious side effects include excessive bleeding, pelvic infection and failure to terminate the pregnancy3.
If the medical abortion fails to terminate the pregnancy, your doctor may perform an ultrasound to determine if you require a surgical abortion2.
FDA Warnings
The FDA strongly warns women NOT to buy mifeprex over the internet because there currently are no safeguards and they do not approve this drug coming from other countries. You must only accept this drug from an approved physician and continue to follow up with the physician to confirm that the pregnancy is expelled.
The FDA1 also warns that women with an ectopic pregnancy (implantation in the fallopian tubes) or women who have an IUD in place should not take this drug. Women taking blood thinners or those who have medical conditions such as seizure disorders, bleeding disorders, or certain heart, liver, kidney or lung diseases are not candidates for the abortion pill.
Abortion Pill Reversal
If you are having second thoughts about taking the first dose, Mifeprex, it is not too late. Call the Abortion Pill reversal hotline below within 72 hours of taking Mifeprex in order to deliver a healthy baby.
It may not be too late. Call the Abortion Pill Reversal Hotline at (877) 558-0333, or visit Abortion Pill Reversal website.
Are you considering an at-home abortion?
Are you unsure how far along you are in your pregnancy? Since 1982, we have been assisting women and supporting them through the process. Our client advocates and medical professionals can offer you FREE, confidential and caring services to help you determine what is best for you.
Call, Text, or Request an appointment online today to learn more.
Are you considering an at-home abortion?
Are you unsure how far along you are in your pregnancy? Since 1982, we have been assisting women and supporting them through the process. Our client advocates and medical professionals can offer you FREE, confidential and caring services to help you determine what is best for you.
Call, Text, or Request an appointment online today to learn more.
Post Abortive Healing
There’s help after an abortion. There is a range of emotions after any kind of abortion, including relief, guilt, loss, sadness and depression. You may benefit from speaking with a counselor or trained professional – or even from connecting with others who have had similar experiences.
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Our Services
Know the facts and risks by contacting us. A medical abortion is a serious decision, with emotional and spiritual side effects in addition to the physical. You are not alone. We can help.
We offer FREE ultrasounds to determine gestational age and confirm if your pregnancy is in the uterus, and will speak with you in more detail regarding all of your choices in a confidential and private environment.
We are here for you.
Call Us 410-377-2871 or Text Us 410-970-3897.
Frequently Asked Questions
The first oral medication will block the production of the hormone progesterone, which cuts off the lifeline to the fetus. The second oral medication will cause cramping and bleeding, and finally the expulsion of the fetus.
Women can experience a few or all of the following symptoms when undergoing an at-home abortion, otherwise known as the abortion pill. Here are some of the side effects of this procedure6:
- bleeding, sometimes severe
- blood clots, some very large
- mild to severe cramping
- headache
- dizziness
- nausea
- upset stomach
- breast tenderness
- vomiting
- chills
- low-grade fever
- diarrhea
- fatigue
A medication abortion may last from 3 days to 2 weeks.
The FDA strongly warns women NOT to buy mifeprex over the internet because there currently are no safeguards and they do not approve this drug coming from other countries. You must only accept this drug from an approved physician and continue to follow up with the physician to confirm that the fetus is expelled.
If you are under 10 weeks along in pregnancy, you would be eligible for a medication abortion. Serious complications could occur if you take this oral medication after 10 weeks. At Towson Women’s Care, we offer FREE pregnancy tests and ultrasounds to confirm your pregnancy, verify that you have an intrauterine pregnancy (if ectopic, taking the abortion pill would be dangerous), and determine how far along you are.
[1] https://www.fda.gov/drugs/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers/questions-and-answers-mifeprex
[2] https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/medical-abortion/about/pac-20394687
[3] https://www.fda.gov/media/112118/download
[4] https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-first-trimester
[5] https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-019-0816-0
[6] https://www.healthline.com/health/do-abortions-hurt#medical-abortion
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Questions & Answers
Yes, we are not currently taking walk-ins. To make an appointment, please text us at (410) 970-3897 or call us at (410) 377-2871.
We recommend you make an appointment if you have missed a period, have any pregnancy related questions, or think you or a friend might be pregnant.
After completing paperwork, you will meet with our professionals to go over your information and a pregnancy test will be administered. With a positive pregnancy test result, we will perform an ultrasound to confirm whether or not you have a viable (living), intrauterine pregnancy.
All our services are provided free of charge.
All you need is your photo ID.
Absolutely, you can bring your boyfriend, family member or friend. We will talk with you privately first. Then provided you have given us consent to have them in the room, your guest will be able to join you.
We adhere to a strict privacy and confidentiality policy. Clients will be protected from disclosure of information that violates their right to privacy except where required by law, required for public health reasons, required to avert a threat of harm to the client or a third person, or when other circumstances may reasonably warrant such use or disclosure without prior authorization (e.g., abuse reporting, suicide/homicide prevention, etc.).
Although Towson Women’s Care does not perform nor refer for abortions, we are here to support you during an unplanned pregnancy. At our center we do offer help and support to women who are deciding between abortion, parenting or adoption. We understand that although this moment in your life may feel completely out of control and insurmountable, we are here for you. We offer real support for women during pregnancy and up to a year following birth and we counsel women through the adoption process. All of our services are FREE and Confidential. Since 1982 we have been helping women in your exact situation and we are here to tell you that there is hope.
