Patient's question:
What should I do if I get pregnant unexpectedly? How is the induced abortion surgery performed?Doctor's answer:
During a prenatal check-up at 6 and a half months of pregnancy, severe abnormalities in the fetus were discovered. Further detailed tests are needed to determine how the fetal chromosomes are abnormal. If the doctor determines that the fetal defects are severe, which generally interferes with the quality of life after birth, it is usually recommended to intervene during pregnancy and induce an early abortion.In the second trimester, induction of labor is often performed using either the water bag method or the intracavitary anesthesia with ritodrine method. These procedures require a hospital stay of 5 to 6 days and are relatively well-established techniques. A water bag is placed inside the cervical canal, causing uterine contractions, or intracavitary anesthesia drugs are administered, leading to fetal demise, which in turn triggers uterine contractions.