Patient's question:
Can you have medication abortion at five weeks of pregnancy? Is medication abortion better than surgical abortion?Doctor's answer:
The medication abortion must be performed within 49 days of pregnancy. Medication abortion avoids the pain of surgical abortion, which is also the difference between medication abortion and surgical abortion. However, there are also some drawbacks. Medication abortion can result in incomplete abortion, where it may not be possible to expel the embryo in one go, leading to residual tissue. This would require a second procedure to clear the uterus.