Patient's question:
My girlfriend is pregnant. We are still young and not married, so we are planning to have a medication abortion. How is a medication abortion performed?Doctor's answer:
It is recommended to delay your period by ten days and have a thorough ultrasound examination at a regular hospital. If the diagnosis confirms intrauterine pregnancy and rules out ectopic pregnancy, you can take mifepristone and misoprostol under the guidance of a doctor. Taking these two medications requires an empty stomach, and you should not eat or drink anything within two hours before or after taking them. During the course of taking mifepristone, you may not experience bleeding. Misoprostol, however, may cause abdominal pain and bleeding again about half an hour later. During the bleeding period, you should carefully observe if there are any hair-like, fuzzy substances being expelled. After a week of miscarriage, you will need to have a follow-up ultrasound to rule out any remaining tissue.