Patient's question:
I already have two children. A few days ago, I found out I was pregnant again. However, I don't want to keep it, as the pressure is too great. I went to the hospital for medication abortion, and I heard that it requires fasting. I want to ask why medication abortion requires fasting?Doctor's answer:
Medication abortion requires that you do not eat or drink for 2 hours before and after taking the liquid medication to avoid reducing its efficacy and causing incomplete abortion. Generally, mifepristone is taken two days before the medication, and misoprostol is taken on the third day. 3-6 hours after taking misoprostol, vaginal bleeding will occur, and the gestational sac can be expelled from the body. It is normal for some people to experience a longer duration, and some may expel the gestational sac within three days after stopping the medication.