Patient's question:
I am about a month pregnant unexpectedly and do not want this child, so I want to have an abortion. However, I don't want to have surgery at the hospital, so I chose medication abortion. I would like to ask what the principle of medication abortion is?Doctor's answer:
Medical abortion, also known as medication abortion, refers to the use of mifepristone tablets and misoprostol orally to terminate early pregnancy. It has been widely used in clinical practice in recent years. In the early stages of pregnancy, it does not require surgery and can be achieved through injection or medication abortion. Currently, the commonly used drugs are the combination of mifepristone tablets and misoprostol. The former causes the decidual tissue of the uterus to degenerate and necrose, while the latter stimulates the uterus, causing uterine contractions, and promotes the expulsion of the embryo. Depending on individual differences, hospitalization is not required.