FAQ's about medical abortion

To do an abortion with tablets until 13 weeks of pregnancy, you need 1 tablet of mifepristone and 12 tablets of misoprostol, Research has shown that the abortion is more often successful when repeating the misoprostol tablets instead of using 4 tablets of misoprostol only one time,

Misoprostol tablets can be used in one of three ways: under the tongue, vaginally or in the space between gum and cheek. All methods are equally effective.

While the Misoprostol should be taken 24 hours after Mifepristone, it can also be used from 12 hours to 72 hours after swallowing Mifepristone.

What happens if you take Mifepristone but not Misoprostol? Taking the abortion pill Mifepristone without Misoprostol can result in one of three different outcomes.

The claim that a medical abortion can be reversed has not been proven in any reliable medical study. The ACOG rejects this unsupported claim.

Abortion with pills after 13 weeks is safe and works well. But it takes longer, and you may have more bleeding and cramping. The fetus is bigger at this stage. You might see it when it passes, and this can feel hard for some people. It's important to plan for how to handle the pregnancy tissue. Sometimes, you might need extra medical help afterward.

After using Mifepristone or Misoprostol, you can keep breast feeding as normal. There is only a very small chance of abortion pills causing mild stomach upset.

You can eat and drink as you normally would after taking the abortion pill, but you should not drink any alcohol or use drugs, as it can affect your judgment.