pill; one being that it may not work. There is a small chance that it may not be a complete abortion and it could be very uncomfortable.
The next two options for abortion are considered in-clinic abortions. The most common is called aspiration, which is also known as vacuum aspiration. After a woman’s last period up to 16 weeks aspiration can be used. Numbing medication may be used and injected near the cervix. Dilators are sometimes used in opening the cervix by stretching it. Another way is that a day or a few hours before the procedure there may be absorbent dilators inserted. The dilators will absorb fluid and get bigger, and this stretches the cervix open slowly. Sometimes with or without the dilators, medication can be used to help to open the cervix. From the cervix to the uterus a tube is inserted. Emptying the uterus is the next step. A hand-held device or a suction machine is used to empty the uterus. Occasionally, an instrument called a curette is used to remove any remaining tissue that is left lining the uterus, this ensures that is has been completely emptied. Antibiotics are given to the women to help prevent infection, and the recovery time for the woman is usually about an hour.
The next option is another in-clinic abortion, which is dilation and evacuation. This procedure can be preformed 16 weeks after a women’s menstrual cycle, which is later in a woman’s pregnancy than the first option. Depending on the clinic that a woman would choose, they could be kept m...