Patient's question:
I am 40 years old and have already entered middle age, but recently, I accidentally got pregnant with my husband. However, because I am too old and already have two children at home, I don't want this child. My husband is worried that an abortion is too dangerous, so he suggested I have a medication abortion. A friend saved the information about high ALT levels and doesn't know if it's effective, so I'm consulting a doctor to see if high ALT levels can be used for medication abortion?Doctor's answer:
Alanine aminotransferase is an indicator for testing liver function; it is not a drug. The drugs primarily used for medication abortion are mifepristone and misoprostol. The best time for medication abortion is within 49 days of pregnancy, when the gestational sac is observed in the uterine cavity via ultrasound and is less than 1.0 cm in size. Medication abortion can easily lead to incomplete expulsion of the gestational sac and symptoms such as vaginal bleeding. Regulating physical and mental health, maintaining personal hygiene, and avoiding bacterial invasion due to weakened immunity are important.