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Is Surgical Abortion Safer Than Inducing The Abortion Through Pills?
Hi.I consulted a Gynecologist to do a MTP. I am less than 5 weeks pregnant as shown in the sonography results. The doctor suggested that the MTP could be done with pills. He gave me one pill to eat at the clinic which I ate orally. He gave me another set of 4 pills to be taken today. However yest my BP went very low and I lost consciousness and was given a saline. Now I want to no longer have the pills. Can i go in for a surgical abortion instead of having the pills.
As a physician, I would like to tell you that it is absolutely safe to take pills for aborting in first 10 weeks. So, I suggest that you should take full course of the pills. Also, if you are experiencing heavy bleeding or another episode of fainting, you should go for surgical abortion method.
Also I would like to add, which ever method you do, do a complete course, because if you do only half of the course, there are very much high chances that the products of conception might remain behind in uterus leading to continuous vaginal bleeding and other complications. Thanks for trusting and posting your query on this forum.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards, Dr. Abhijeet
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Is Surgical Abortion Safer Than Inducing The Abortion Through Pills?
Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. As a physician, I would like to tell you that it is absolutely safe to take pills for aborting in first 10 weeks. So, I suggest that you should take full course of the pills. Also, if you are experiencing heavy bleeding or another episode of fainting, you should go for surgical abortion method. Also I would like to add, which ever method you do, do a complete course, because if you do only half of the course, there are very much high chances that the products of conception might remain behind in uterus leading to continuous vaginal bleeding and other complications. Thanks for trusting and posting your query on this forum. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Abhijeet