Mifepristone..."The Abortion Pill": The Facts
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Mifepristone..."The Abortion Pill": The Facts
Sujatha Sebastian
On September 28, 2000 the Food and Drug Administration after several years of research approved Mifepristone, better known as the "abortion pill", for distribution in the United States. The FDA's decision will have a definite impact on women's health care in the United States. There will be social and medical repercussions. The drug has caused controversy not only in antiabortion groups, but in Pro-Choice groups as well. Critics are worried that an abortion available in pill form will be "too easy". They are worried that use of the pill will be abused. What many people do not realize is that while Mifepristone will be beneficial to women's health care, it is not without side effects. In light of all the recent coverage that the "abortion pill" has been given in the media, and all the misinformation surrounding it, I decided researching that Mifepristone would be interesting and helpful. The purpose of my paper is to discover how Mifepristone works, how it is administered, and to look at its side effects. I want to demonstrate the benefit Mifepristone will be to women's health care, while showing that it is not an "easy" solution to abortion."Mifepristone, formerly known as RU-486, is a medical alternative to aspiration abortion."(1) It works by blocking progesterone from being absorbed into the uterus. When this happens the uterus sheds the endometrium (lining in the uterus, therefore inducing menstruation. (2 When Mifepristone is used as a method for abortion is it administered as part of a three step process. The first step is that 200 mg of Mifepristone is given orally in a doctor's office. Then within 24 to 48 hours the patient is given 400 mg a drug called Misoprostol either orally or in a suppository form. Misoprostol, which is a synthetic hormone, is used to get the cervix to soften and dilate as well as getting the uterus to relax. The embryo is then expelled.(2) This is supposed to happen approximately fours hours after the administration of the drug. The final step is an examination by a medical professional to make sure the abortion is complete. (2)
There are restrictions as to who can use this medical method of abortion. It is only intended for women to use up to nine weeks after their last menstruation period. Women who are under 18 or over 35, epileptic, diabetics, or suffering from heart, lung, kidney, liver, stomach or intestinal disorders are ineligible. As are women who have taken steroids within the past 12 months, or deemed overweight or a heavy smoker. Women who have used an IUD or hormonal contraceptive within three months prior to conception are not allowed to take Mifepristone as well.(2)
Like any drug or medical method there are side effects to using Mifepristone and Misoprostol. It is the number of side effects and degree of each that critics argue about. The FDA has determined that taking Mifepristone does cause various degrees of pain. Short term physical effects can be pelvic pain, vaginal bleeding, nausea, diarrhea, and fatigue.(2) There are psychological side effects as well. In some cases products of the conception are visualized. (3)
The use of Mifepristone will have a definite impact on reproductive freedom in this country and the world. (3) It is seen as less invasive procedure which gives the woman more freedom and privacy. In the United States it has been reported by the Alan Guttmacher Institute that eighty-nine percent of the abortions occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Mifepristone will allow women another option to terminate a pregnancy in its early stages. (2) Twenty-four percent of the world's population lives in places where abortion is not legal. (3) As a result a significant population of women perform their own abortions or receive illegal abortions which kills them. The medical method of abortion would allow women in these areas of the world to receive a safe method of abortion.
A major issue that critics of Mifepristone have is that they feel that the drug will allow abortions to become "too easy". But the drug is only administered in a medical office and requires at least three visits. The last visit is an examination to see that the abortion is complete and that the mother is in good health. Before the patient is given Mifeprex tablets (Mifepristone) she must sign an agreement in which she acknowledges that there are side effects, that there is a three step process, and that 5 to 8 women out of every hundred do not have successful medical abortions and need surgical abortions . (5) Critics worry that the drug will cause an increase in the number of women who have abortions. Supporters of the drug cite the fact that in France, where the drug is manufactured and was first administered, there has not been an increase in the abortion rate. (2)
Mifepristone will change the way that abortions are administered. This method gives a woman more autonomy and does not require her to go through surgical procedure. It can also prevent pregnancy by taken as soon as a day after she has had intercourse. This new method will allow more women to have access to safe abortions. Mifepristone opens the door to a new area of medicine in which previously surgical procedures are now approached in a medical manner. Whether in support of or against Mifepristone one has to recognize the new technology the drug represents.
One of the problems I had when researching information was finding unbiased information. Both pro and anti Mifepristone groups used "research" and statistics to their benefit. Distinguishing the difference between opinion and fact was difficult. This is especially true because there is not a lot of accurate information about Mifepristone published by reliable sources. This is due to the fact that Mifepristone has just recently been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Mifepristone that will be beneficial to women's health care and medicine. But one must realize that it is not without side effects and cannot be seen as an "easy" solution to abortion.
WWW Sources
1)www.plannedparenthood.org/mifepristone.html, Mifepristone2)www.rascalnut.com/naral.ohio/RU486.html, The Facts about Mifepristone (RU 486)
3)www.mja.com.au/public/issues/sep15/henshaw/henshaw.html, Mifepristone
4)http://jinx.sis.unsw.edu.au/~greenlft/1994/137/137p28htm, "Abortion Pill": A Woman's Right to Choose by, Kath Gelber
5)www.popcouncil.orgrhpdev/mifeprex/patient%5Fagreement.html,The Patient Agreement Mifeprex (Mifepristone) Tablets
6) www.pages.map.com/lroberge/ru486.htm, RU486: The Hidden Effects by Lawrence F. Roberge
6) www.nrlc.org/ru486/propsedFDAregs.html, RU486 *Please note that some of the sources read during my research were from biased sources (the National Right to Life Committee web site for example). Facts were not used from these sources in my paper. These sources were instead used to discover the arguments anti-Mifepristone groups had and to see the false information they were publishing about the drug.
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08/06/2005, from a Reader on the Web I took that pill and almost blead to death now i have have to say it's not as easy as it sounds it is very painful like child birth but more blooder atleast for me i now have endromitrious and may have to have my women parts removed i had nothing before i took those pills i'm 37 so i'm just saying better think it out before you take it because it's dangerious i have a son who is 18 it was easier for me to have him then go through childbirth than taking those pills becuse i'm still not well and it has been 7 months
For what it's worth, I though I'd share my personal experience using Mifepristone almost a month ago.. After having made the difficult choice to abort, I learned of this pill as an alternative option to having the traditional surgical procedure. Of course, as anyone would, I opted to try the pill because it seemed -less- painful and was something I could do in the privacy of my own home. After having been given the first pill, Mifepristone, at the doctors office on a Friday afternoon, I finished out my day at work with minimal side-effects at that point. The Mifepristone made me slightly sick to my stomach, but compared to the ongoing morning sickness I'd been going through, it wasn't so bad. (ha ha) Misoprostol was the next step, given to me in the form of 4 tablets, to be inserted vaginally myself at home. I was also given a full bottle of Vicodin, as well as a bottle of 800mg Ibuprophen for the pain the doctor anticipated I would encounter (this worried me a little). Late Satuday afternoon, I'd say around 4:30pm, scared to death not knowing what to expect once everything started, and knowing I couldn't turn back now, I inserted the tablets and took 1 Vicodin as directed. About 30 minutes from the time I did this I began to have cramping comparable to what you would feel during a typical menstrual period.. but not for long. Within an hour I had severe cramping.. I'd been warned the pain could equal that of actual child-birth contractions, and this must have been it. (I've never had a child, so I can only imagine) I was to the point of feeling like I would pass out if the pain didn't let up when I passed the first, and largest, portion of what -was- the pregnancy.. Many people will tell you that all you'll see is blood and clots, and it's unlikely anything will look like actual tissue.. but mine sure did.. Large masses of gray tissue were expelled for the following numerous hours. Somewhere close to midnight that night I felt relief enough to know it was over.. or so I thought. 4 days after this, while I -should- have been feeling more or less back to normal, I began to experience increasing pain in my abdomen. I called and spoke with my doctor about this, but felt as though she didn't seem concerned at all. No more than 2 hours after hanging up the phone I developed a fever that shot through the roof out of nowhere, and my heart began beating unbelieveably TOO fast. The "increasing pain" in my abdomen now had me laying in bed, hardly able to move. I called my mother who left work and rushed to my home to get me. I couldn't even get out of bed to let her in when she arrived I hurt so bad. I ended up in the emergency room that afternoon with a heartbeat of 143 beats/min.. (Check your own and then you'll see just how high 143 is) and a 103 temperature I ended up fighting to keep away for the next 4 days. To make a long story short, that first afternoon I spent over 8 hours in a treatment room in the emergency area before they got my vitals under control and discovered the cause of everything.. The abortion pill I used began attacking my own body in a sense, and began a horrendous infection in my uterus. In the end I spent a week in the hospital on 3 of the most potent anti-biotics available, as well as some heavy-duty narcotic pain killers, while specialists from the surrounding hospitals kept watch over me constantly. It's now been almost a month since then, and I still have to have blood work done, as well as ultrasounds every now and then to keep monitoring my recovery. I have constant sharp pains in my abdomen and have been told the scar tissue left over from the infection may now keep me from becoming pregnant in the future.. It's all so much to deal with, and honestly, I don't think I've come to terms with everything yet. It still feels like a bad dream. Regardless of my experience with the pill and side effects it caused me, I can still step back and look at the broad picture of things.. The majority of women who use this method have no problems, and for them, this is a good way to go. I really do think it's a better choice for most, than to have the surgical abortion.. BUT - be warned.. It's not "easy" using the pill, and there's no way to know how you're body will react to it. I never knew I'd go through the things I did because of it. This is definitely not something to be looked at as the "new contraceptive" either, as some are saying. It's so risky, putting your body through something like this. It could take a toll on you that will effect the rest of your life. Like me.. Will I ever be able to have kids after everything that happened? Every woman out there should begin by being aware of how to avoid an unwanted pregnancy from the start. Such as life happens, and most protection only offers 99.9% effectiveness, we forget that's NOT 100%.. If you still become pregnant and choose to abort, do your homework.. read about all possibilities, and all side effects for each.. then decide what's best for you. I think the pill is a great option.. but be careful, it's certainly not without it's flaws.
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Did it
As we all know every women is different. I was pregnant about 6 weeks and even had a huge fibroid which I was surprised by.
But i took half a tablet at women's center and drank half a cup of yellow liquid. Nothing wrong when I got home. Today, Saturday, I inserted 5 pills up my Vagina and my story begins. I had mild cramping for the first hour however then at 12 i started cramping up. Never before have I experienced cramping this bad. I felt like I was getting stabbed in the abdomen. I took a hot shower no baths because it can cause infections and felt so much better amd so sleepy amd took a nap. Woke up an hour later to a really bad pain amd went to the bathroom as I sat there I heard a loud "plop" in the toilet. I didn't dare to look but after that I felt so much better. I'm thinking it was the sac and I'm done. I still have to insert 5 more pills tomorrow but I feel so much better now.
I am not yet ready for a child and I'm 19. If you're not ready then you're not. Know that whwn you have an abortion you're going to need a narrow mind and a narrow focus to that goal. My boyfriend was the one that thought of it and we both agreed to it. Here he is feeding me junk food and giving me lots of water.
Everyone is different. I feel bad for doing this but there was no way I could do this. Ignore those people who says abprtion is bad. We claim that all cells are living things so that includes bacteria which we kill everyday. So don't worry I think I made a great choice with this procedure. I'll do a update once I get my checkup next week.
All I can say is.... That was it?!?!
I took the first pill at 5 weeks on 1.25.12 - this of course was at doctors office. After 24 hours I placed the other four inside of my mouth ( lower cheeks) ... I let the pills sit for 45 mins. Then I drank some water swallowing the residue. Within the first 15 mins after putting pills in mouth my body was relaxing and began to feel tired. Decided to leave the local library & head home and prepare for the release process... not to mention cramping.
Like many woman looking for answers researching online is what I did prior to deciding on these pills, let me just say SOME of the experiences on this site sound like labor. I have a five year old.
Anyway the bleeding process started yesterday and I watched one movie. I drank lots of water, ate sushi and made myself a fruit smoothie later in afternoon. Overall the process felt like a regular period for me. I had no cramping and certainly was not sick. The only uncomfortable part was at one point I went to the bathroom and after pulling yoga pants off a ridiculous amount of blood released. It stained my toilet rug. BUY pads that absorb - mine were way too thin. The blood clots were just sitting onto. Today I have had just spots of wall tissue and a little blood. Next week in the one week check-up - hopefully the little bean in gone! :)
hi there everyone.. read all
hi there everyone.. read all the comments n suggestions... m 24 n i was 4 weeks .. wen i realised that i had concieved.. my fiance n i decided to terminate it this tym as we had decided to get married after 2 years n didn want to worsen it.... so i went to the doc.. she gave me the 1st pill n the nxt dose 48 hrs later whch she put..... after her putting merely an hour later i started bleeding wid all the cramps.. n after 3 hours the fetus came out.. i bleeded heavily for the nxt two dayz with the cramps but after that my bleeding became normal.. i had to travel coz of work.. n after the journey.. i had bad nausea .. my head was spinning badly.. but m feeling strange coz my bleeding almost seems to stop .. today is the 6th day.. n it seems that its stopping now.. but m having severe headache.. m quite wrrid as dunno why its happening.... rest everything was ok... ya the cramps were there but guess thats the price i had tro pay for this harsh decision... newayz cn ne one help me with this early stopin ???? m assuming maybe i missed just 1 of my periods so.....???? plz help
Make the right decision for you.
I was on this before I even made an appointment at the Family Planning Clinic. I was shocked, horrified and scared. The stories I read here managed to discourage me. But deep inside, I knew that I wouldn't have been able to provide for this baby. I wasn't ready. It wouldn't have been fair. As much as I was raised in a loving STABLE home I want the same for my kids.
The right thing for me was to get the abortion, me and my boyfriend had only been together for like a month, I'm a student I have absolutely no means of supporting myself let alone a child. In South Africa abortions are legal even to 14 year olds, so as a 20 year old, there were no legalities or anything. I filled in a form and my appointment was booked.
I came on the day they said I should, armed with information I got off the net. I had my questions ready. I was prepared. Took the first pill in the offices, took the others home. The next day I went to my boyfriends in the morning took the others orally and we sat in bed watching movies, the pain started then.
I've never been one for heavy periods so it was all new to me. Cramps like mad after about an hour. Up and down to the bathroom. Feeling light headed. Bleeding now. Passing a clot after an hour and a half. The cramps WORSEN, I'm on the toilet seat unable to move. The bleeding gets more. The diarrhea. At the climax of the pain, I almost passed out. All this happened in about 2 and half hours. The worst was over, the rest of the day was cramps and movies. My boyfriend was amazing. Keeping me hydrated, helping me stay positive. Massaging me. The next 10 days was just blEeding often with cramps but light. The bleeding subsided after finishing almost 3 packs of pads. After the physical pain began the emotional, I never cried till about 3 weeks later when my boyfriend told me he dreamt , the baby was a little girl. It hurts. I'm scarred emotionally. A deep pain that noone understands not even my boyfriend does.
Overall.... I don't regret it. I'd do it all over again. But because I'm never having sex till I'm married again, Ill make sure of it. I loved the fact that I did it in privacy. With a loved one around.
Make the right choice for you. Remember God won't stop loving you. He is a forgiving God.
Love and Light!
The Pill
Well ladies and maybe gentlemen whether your unsure or positive about this desicion it is yours in the end and noone can influence it ok i took the pill im only 18 and the experience wasnt at all how i have read about previous women i mean of course you experience heavy to mild cramping the pain can be alot but it will not kill you as for the blood well 4 days and its done and i feel healthy and better. put it this way it is like a period with a lil bit more pain and bleeding but its ok thats why your doctor should prescribe you tylenol 3 and motrin they helped me and drink plenty of fluids when doing do i dont recommend eating for this may lead to regergatation so plenty of fluids will also help ureniate faster so the unborn fetus may pass thru the cervix smoothly the rest is easy from then.
well good luck ladies i wish u all the best
It didn't work!
I had a surgical abortion two years. It was really horrible and I said I'd never go through it again. I didn't get my period in August, but I was on a diet and very busy getting ready for college so I didn't worry. When I didn't get my period in Sept. I took the test. My roommate showed me how to order the abortion pill online and I took it according to the directions. I had really bad cramps and bled all over the place for four days. Then it stopped and I thought it was over. I had a period in October and November, I wasn't worried until I came home for Christmas and none of my winter clothes fit. I definitely looked pregnant. I took a test and it's positive. How could this happen! It is too late now to have the surgical and I'm going to have to tell my parents.
I'm sorry to hear what
I'm sorry to hear what happened to you. I find it very shocking though that you were able to order these pills on line. Anyway, I was told by the doctor at Family Planning (and by my own research) that once you take Mifepristone it stops the development of the embryo and if it doesn't cause you to expel the embryo you should get a surgical abortion because the fetus can have serious brain damage and other kinds of complications. Also, you may want to get checked with a doctor and have an ultra sound you may not be pregnant anymore. You will still have the pregnant hormones though that will last for a while. That is what happened to me after I took the pill and everything came out and I went to my check up appointment and had an ultrasound and everything "looked fine" which meant I wasn't pregnant anymore but yet I was still showing positive pregnancy tests and that's when the doctor explained the whole hormone thing.
My experience was not bad!
I have read a lot of these posts about women being in extreme pain and I find them difficult to believe. I understand that everyone has a different pain threshold, but seriously, the pain is equivalent to period cramps, not even very heavy cramps at that. I was only four weeks from the time of conception when I took the medication to end the pregnancy. I took the first pill and experienced almost no side effects. I started very lightly spotting about 36 hours after the first pill. Approx 48 hours later I ate, took two vicoprofren for pain, waitied one hour, and then tucked the four misoprostol tablets into my cheek and waitied. I felt some very very light cramping about twenty minutes later. I swallowed the rest of the tablet that didn't dissolve and continued to wait. I was so nervous after reading some of the horror experiences on here, but nothing like that happened to me. I had a family member with me and we spent the day talking and eating junk food. I felt sick to my stomach all day for the most part but never threw up and never had diarreaha (sp). I stayed laying on the couch the whole time and it was a little bit boring. I never experienced much pain, just a bit like period cramps, but not even as bad. In fact, I asked the person that was with me if I should maybe try walking around so that it would get some contractions going because I couldn't feel anything much going on. An hour after I took the four tablets I took another pain killer and a half of an hour after that I took an advil. I think this may have been overkill. I felt sick to my stomach from the four tablets plus all of the pain killers. Anyway, I checked once about two hours after taking the four pills to see if I was bleeding and I wasn't yet. Then, about five hours after taking it I got up to use the bathroom and looked at my pad and there was nothing. HOWEVER, as I sat down to urinate I felt and heard a gush come out, and even though I was warned by people on here not to look, I looked. It was weird, about one cup of mucusy blood came out at once with no bleeding before or even right after. This is a bit graphic, but I think some of you might feel better to know this. I waded through the matter that was expelled to find the yolk sac and I did find it. I rinsed it off and inspected it so that I could get an idea of how developed an embryo is at four weeks after conception. The sac was the size of a dime and I looked inside, but whatever was there must have been so small that I couldn't see anything, it looked empty to me. I later read that the embryo would have been the size of a sesame seed or even a poppy seed. So, just a speck really or not much bigger than one. Anyway, I didn't bleed at all after that for about two or three hours. Finally, my pain killers wore off and I noticed I was still having some cramps, still mild and eventually I started to bleed like a normal period. I have been taking it very easy. Not moving around much and doing as little as possible. Please don't be nervous. I don't know why some women say it is so awful. Maybe they are much farther along, which would probably make it worse. Also, the counselor at the women's clinic I went to explained that some women do not experience hard or heavy periods so they are surprised by cramping and bleeding equivalent to a heavy period. Anyway, it was really a super gentle process. It barely hurt. Don't be afraid.
Nobody is the same
You may have a hard time believing it but it gives you no right to doubt. I am in the process of expelling now and this is the first time I've been able to do as much as lift a finger. I'm in horrible pain! I have a high pain tolerance and never expected to hurt this bad. I can suck it up but I am not even walking and dread going to the toilet. Everyone and every pregnancy is truly different.
almost same experience
Hi! I'm 6 weeks pregnant, I got 5 medication pills, the first pill mifeprex I took it orally, but nothing happened within 12 hours. I read some post that I have to wait 24-72 hrs to take the misoprostol. I was really worried, After I took the 1 st pill in 12 hrs, i took two misprostol and i started bleeding. within 4 hours its not that heavy bleeding but i can see blood clots when i urinate. I cant sleep that time, because of cramps, dizziness and vomiting. I woke up, i took the pills every 12 hours. And my boyfriend told me to take the last pills again, and i'm hoping for much bleeding than the 1st misoprostol that i took. I'm still on process, i dont now if its successful.
my abortion pill story
I'll just cut to the chase and tell you how my experience went when I decided to take the abortion pill. I was just at about 9 weeks. On Thursday 12/15/2011 I took the first pill at the clinic, felt fine no side affects went about my day... The following day (24 hrs later) took my antibiotics in then took my second set of pills inside my mouth and let them desolve... I felt sleepy from the pills so took a nap. Woke up an hour later nauseated and took the anti nausea pill but that didn't help so threw up and felt crappy. Finally the cramps came in, just felt like severe cramping on my first day of a period. BUT did not feel like I was dying or anything like that...Finally felt like my water broke and went to the toilet and the baby came out. All the pain went away finally. Then started bleeding and had the blood clots that day and the next like they said I would. Did the maxi pads and a week later finallly used tampons!! All in all the baby came out in only about 3 hours. Continue taking my antibiotics and ibuprofin and I'm doing good. I didn't have sex til about 3 weeks later (new years) When for a check up few days later and everything was good and got on BC. I am STILL bleeding which is normal. I hope to get my period in a few weeks. ANY questions reply on here and I'll write back, I didn't really go into detail but thats pretty much how it went.
I have a question
I noticed u took the pill 12/25/11 I took the pill12/2/11amd my experience was similar to yours but it's 1/24/12amd I'm still bleeding but it's not heavy but it's like how ur pad looks at the end of your period are u still having a bloody show or have you stopped I was told that it can take up to 6wks for the bleeding to stop and I know for everybody it different but I'm just doing my own study because my experience was crazy something came out like 4hrs after taking the other pills that you dissolve in your mouth and about a week and a half ago something else came out I called my doc and it wasn't helpful I think maybe this easy way is really the hard way
abortion pill
My boyfriend is an Indian, we got the medication pill in India with the doctor's letter. The pills that i have says mifeprex and misoprostone, it consist of 5 pills, they told me to take the 1st large pill Mifeprex, i dont feel any. I was worried, after 12 hrs i took the 2 pills of misoprostone, then i started bleeding. I peed and i was surprise it like a water came out from me, I'm 6 weeks pregnant. I can see blood cloth, but its not that heavy bleeding.Im just really worried, its my 1st time, lot of things running in my mind. When i took the misoprostone was nauseated last nigh, i felt heavy cramps, i cant sleep and i was vomiting. And then i tried to sleep, when i woke up theres no bleeding that much. I read several articles that says women experienced heavy bleeding, but me its like regular period with blood cloth whenever i urinate. I took my last 2 pills of misoprostone today 12 in the afternoon, hoping I'm goin to experienced much bleeding compare last night.. I'm realling hoping its goin to be successful. :(
update* on my abortion pill story part 2
Ok I'm spotting still. So frustrated.:(. Well I hope it stops soon. This is week 5.
I'm on week six and am beyond
I'm on week six and am beyond frustrated
update* on my abortion pill story
5 weeks after I've takin my pill and I've finally stopped bleeding! I was 9 weeks along. I hope to get my period soon.
I am going this Saturday to a
I am going this Saturday to a planned parenthood and I have off work until Tuesday. Do you think two days is enough recovery time for the cramping and etc? I am about 4 weeks... I also feel bad doing this, pretty guilty. I know I have to though. Has it been hard coping since or have you gotten threw it okay? And how do you know you passed it for sure? Thank you in advance.
anwser
You're early, so by Tuesday you'll just bleeding. And I knew when I passed it because it was a bigger mass and I looked at it..I just knew.because after it came out the cramping stopped.
answer
You're pretty early so your experience might not be that bad....i had mine done (the 4 pills) on tuesday but the dr. told me not to go back to work until friday....cramping differs. But 2-3 days is sufficient. Just avoid heavy lifting and heavy activity. You wont kno for SYRE sure until the follow up appointment but most likely when all that....mess....comes out in one big mass....you'll know.
A little worried
Hi I'm 20 and just found out that I'm 5weeks 5days today at the clinic. I opted to do the medical over the surgical. This is my first abortion so I don't know what to expect. Yes I know I was irresponsible and I now I regret my actions because I'm in no state ready to have a child. I'm a student and still have many plans for myself. Coming from a christian background I know and understand the consequences of my choice but in the same breathe I know that He still loves me regardless. So I don't expect anyone to judge me thanx! I took the first pill today at the clinic (Marie Stopes) and had minimal side effects.... I'm a lil worried because I threw up ±32 minutes after I took the FIRST pill at abt 11:50 this morning I've been having nausea all day since then. I want to inquire if I can still continue with the 4 pills tmrw or has the vomitting spoiled the entire process?
WHICH METHOD IS BETTER
Hello to all, I have been reading and besides for all the judgmental comments I have prayed for all of you and wish you the very best.
After like others, deciding to take the plunge with this procedure I am nervous. My appointment is in 4 days and I've been trying to research this topic like a mad dog. Thus brings me to my question, ##
In y'alls opinion if I have the choice to take Mifepristone (PILL) and misoprostol ORRR Methotrexate (INJECTION) and misoprostol which should i choose?
Did anyone that had better luck with the procedure use a certain type of pain medication they would recommend?
I have been feeling shitty and have not had any appetite, if you do not eat the days of will it make matters worse?
Many thanks, other recommendations are happily taken.
As for judgmental comments please toss those out the door.
preganancy
about 29 days ago from today 29-12-11....i have sex with using precautions method .......but till now my period has not came yet......as i have intercourse 5 days later from my period (27-11-11).....i am very sad and full of fear....pls help me out by giving suggestion to me.......which pill is used after intercourse of 1 month...is unwanted72 is helpful in this afterintercourse of 1 month or any other pills....pls suggest me right ,other wise i will kill my selp but i dont want to give p my family..plsssssss help....
thankyou
i took the abortion pill
i took the abortion pill yesterday. at first the cramps werent too bad, just like a heavy period, but after four hours i hadnt 'passed my pregnancy' so they gave me two more pills to swallow. about half an hour after that i was in the most hrrendous pain. i puked, codine wasnt helping and i really thought i was going to faint. the clinic i went to discharged me and said i would pass it in the next day or two. as it happened, i passed while i was still on the ward, into the bedpan they had told me to use while i was there. as i was cleaning my self up after using the pan i accidentaly put the tissue into the bedpan instead of the bin. because they needed to see what was in the pan i had to take the tissue out and put it in the bin. i realy wish i hadnt now. i saw the sac and the little pink embryo lying there in the pan in the pool of blood. i came out of the toilet thinking good, its over now, everything will be alright. this was at about eight oclcok last night. its now half six the foloowing night and i have just wept and wept. i dont regret my decision because im not in a postion to be able to even carry never mind give birth to or look after a child at the moment, but that day will still haunt me for th rest of my life, as will the image of that bedpan.
After reading some of thse
After reading some of thse comments on here I was unsure about going through with the medical abortion. However....I am 48hrs into the process and believe me girls, as long as you take your medicine as directed there won't be any problems. Sure there were some cramps and I had a little bit of an upset stomach but all in all it hasnt been bad. I am very pleased with this whole process and I wish you luck.
I Took The pill ,Its Not working,Plz Response me
I'm 21 n I'm 3 weeks pregnant...
..I was take fist pill yesterday at 14:00pm. and I was all the time waiting in my house .buts there was nothing hapen,i dont feel any pain i dont get any bleeding.and .next day today i was get second misoprost. and also nothing happen.and again after 4hours i get 3rd procss.i still waiting for ,I still dont feel pain .and i did not get bleeding ,Plz any one can reply me ,
i am thinking about the pill
i am thinking about the pill but not sure to take it after reading all of this. if anybody has any advice please reply thanks
Hello, I'm actually right
Hello, I'm actually right next to my girlfriend right now as she is taking the four misoprostol pills. I'll update with how she is after it is complete.
So far though, after she took the first pill at the planned parenthood office, it made her feel pretty weird. About an hour and half later she ended up vomiting quite a bit. I called the emergency number they gave us because I thought maybe she had thrown up the pill and ruined the process, but they told me that as long as she kept it down for half an hour she'd be fine. Since then she has felt pretty nauseous and vomited a lot today. Although we think it was because of the antibiotic pill they gave her as she usually has bad side effects to antibiotics.
Anyway, so far she's feeling fine. She took two tylenol and codeine pills that they gave her and she's a bit drowsy. I think the best is to just medicate yourself before hand and you should be good.
Abortion V abortion Pill
In my opinion im sorry you all had to go through that but the pill is no different from the real thing. You decide if you are ready to have sex on your own. no one is pressured to do it unless your a gun or nife point or getting raped so if thats the case you can stop reading this. for everyone else when you decided to have sex you know what would become of it if you was not careful. when you have abortion you are killing a life. e murdering another human beings that is apart of you. most women dont realize that they are stronger then 10 men and do a hell of a lot more then what you can do with a sorry excuse of a man. if they cant take on responsabilities they are still little boys and you dont need them. when you have a regular abortion you experience the same thing as the pill. bleeding, cramps, pain, depression its all to be expected. in other words im saying if you not ready to take on responsibilities girls keep you pants zipped and guys keep your sex sticks in your pants. in reality getting any kind of abortion mean your truely not ready and need a little more or a lot more time to grow up.
very easy
I ordered the pill from women on the web as i live in a country that abortion is illegal .I took the first pill on friday a 11 am and felt fine. the next day at 1030 i look a pain killler percocet and an antibiotic.at 1130 i took the 4 pill between my cheeks when the half an hour was up i looked at my pad and there was a good bit of blood on it. no pain though a period like feeling i was fine .3 hours later i took another 2 tablets between my cheeks i bleed some more and had a feeling to go to the loo where i sat for 15min i felt dizzy though but no pain.I went to bed about 11pm and slept through the night .i heard so many horror stories on here and other places and i was really afraid especially as i was not using a doctor or clinic.I was 4.5 weeks .. there is not much blood so far I'm wondering has it worked ?
hope this goes well
I have also orderd the pill from women on the web,as I also live in a country that abortion is illegal. I hope it doesnt take too long for poastage. I am really positive on doing this and wish it was over, can i ask a silly question...what else can I take for the pain other than percocet,as I dont think this country sells it?
Regarding your ultimate result for this
as my gal frnd took i pill only one that too within 2 hrs but we are afraid is it affected or no . but wat all results u got having tablet same sensation even she got , but i wanted to knw did it really worked it out for u ...?
well a lot more blood today
well a lot more blood today so I'm sure it has but no pain like a heavy period
pregnancy
i had sex with my boy friend but sperm does not comes to my vagina.even though i have 1 mifepristone 200mg contraceptic tablet with in 24 hours.can i prevent the pregnancy.by having mifepristone is any problem became to my body.please tell me please
The pill method
I'm 27 years old and made the choice to use Mifeprestone about 7 weeks ago. I had been told for about 10 years I couldn't have kids and lo and behold, that was inaccurate. I was about 6 weeks along. When it came down to it I put the 4 pills in my cheeks and held them for 30 min. Approximately 5 min after I rinsed my mouth (not so tasty) my cramping started. I went straight to the bathroom and drew up a hot bath as there wasn't much blood yet and the bath did soothe the cramps. About an hour later the bleeding increased as did the cramps. about 4 hours after I took the pills the cramps got bad enough I took a Vicodin and went to sleep. That was the worst of the physical pain. Cramping was controlled with ibuprofen after, maybe about 4-5 days. The worst part for me was my hormones re-balancing after. It took 4-5 weeks or so. I though I was losing my damn mind. Random crying fits, random insomnia, random bouts of anorexia, nightmares of people torturing kittens (i know, wtf??), and my boyfriend and I couldn't stand to be around each other. Well I finally made it through and I feel pretty normal again. I'm still bleeding and I do have to take some extra vitamins to help keep my energy up. I don't want anyone to think this method is easy. It was a one time thing for me, I'll be having Mirena "installed" this week. It was difficult, it did hurt, but if you have to make the choice, I feel like this method is more private than the surgical method. I also want to reiterate what my doc strongly suggested. LOTS of fluids. Water, fruit juices, hot or cold teas, ginger ale, whatever you need to keep sipping. I had all of them on hand and changed it up every couple of hours. I also primarily ate soups (its easiest to get down anyway). I strongly believe that the better you treat yourself through this, the more smoothly it will go. Best of luck to anyone who is going/will go through this. I hope this reply puts things into a better perspective.
did the abortion pill
I went and seen a doctor yesturday and when you do the medical abortion meaning "pill form" they actually give you a shot in the back then 4 days later which it will be sunday for me i insert 4 pills into the vagina then 24hrs after that i insert the last 4. after that processure it will cause pain but every person is different! the injection that i had, had know effects it just stop the cells. I truly hope this helps some of you that are plaining on gettin this done good luck!
abortion pill
I'm about to go and have the pill tomorrow. I'm extremely afraid because i heard the pain is unbearable...is there anything i can take to help with the pain? I can't believe I'm about to do this!!!
My medical abortion story
This is real. I was 8 weeks and 3 days having twins. The doctor gave me mife prex at the clinic. I was fine. Until I took misoprostol I took orally. As I swallow the remains of the 4 pills I instantly started having severe cramps and bleeding heavily after the the 2 lemon sized passed I felt 60% better I took tylenol with codiene and felt 80% better I finally got some sleep the next.day im just bleeding and no cramping. Also I did vomit after taking/swallowing misoprostol which worried me until.i seen my pregnancy in the toliet which is.the most saddest thing to observe.
How long after you swallowed
How long after you swallowed it did you vomit? Within' 1 hour or sooner? & how long after did you pass the lemons?
Scared! Is it worth it?
Just found out I'm pregnent(a matter of less than 6wks), I am in a really sticky situation right now -I hate abortion and I just feel weak at the thought but it seems it's the only option I have. I 'm in Varsity and not ready to have a baby and I think mum would die if she heard I am pregnent but I'm not sure wheather it would be hearing I've had an abortion that would be worse. I don't know how I'll be able to live with myself knowing I've done it. Is it worth it?
talk it throught with your
talk it throught with your mom, because once you have an obortion its done there's nothing to bring it back. There's always couples who cant have children, start thinking of adopting. Don't make any rash decision this IS a life we are talking about. Your in my prayers i hope you make a decision you can live with for the rest of your life.
Im 18 and just found that im
Im 18 and just found that im about 4 weeks pregnant. My boyfreind really wants it and is so excited and i am the oposite i dnt want it i want a career and still want to party etc please help i want to take this pill but i dnt want to lose my life or my boyfreind!! :(
I WISH I KEPT THE BABY
hi everyone,after reading your story thought i'd share mine.. im 17 and i have never get pregnant before but guess that was about to change for me.last month i slept with a friend and after that i went to have a shower and i found that there was semen all over my private area.. so i started to feel scared because i always protect myself to avoid pregnancy. my friends advised me to drink a natural plant that prevents you from getting pregnant if a guy had cum in you.. i drink 3-4 cups i thoght the more i drink it the more safe it will be for me. it all started when i didnt get my period.i ask the guy are you sure you used protection because where we were it was dark.he said yes.i missed my period so i decided to buy a pregnancy test and it turned positive. when i told the guy he told me there is no way the baby was his because he used protection..i told him about the semen incident and he said he check the condom after that and it wasnt broken ~~ im guessing he was lying about that part,no?~~ so then mum took me to have an ultrasound test and the doctor told me i was four weeks pregnant i ran out from there all the wayuntil home..believe me it was a long run with tears in my eyes. i wanted to keep the baby but my parent told me they wont accept it. i was depressed thinking that i was alone in this.. the next day i saw a nice lil shoes and i bought it.. but mum already bought the pills from a woman she didnt even know. i keep asking the guy to have a blood test he refuse and told me not to talk to him again.. i then inserted 3 pills and now im still bleeding.. im just scared i might get complications.. and im so depress ill never know how it would feel to hold he/she lil hands... please guys dont do this please keep your child its depressing trust me.i wish i have kept it though i would have to quit school. please give me some advice based on my situation..thanks
I am almost 21 weeks and i
I am almost 21 weeks and i had tried the pills at 9 weeks and they didn't work is there something else i can do before having to have this procedure next week. i have 3 children and just left a bad drug addict/abuser, then i find out a week after i was prgnant. I just can't have another child in my situation and i honestly have nobody to bring me home as they require from the procedure.
My Opinion on the Abortion Pill
The differences of opinion of course would be related to whether or not you are pro-life. Abortions are easily obtained anyway so this just makes the procedure even easier. It's non-invasive so it would naturally be easier and more desirable.
gdmng
hi, am a 22yr old graduate who isnt ready for child bearing of whch i am less than 5weeks pregnant, please could you advice on how best to go about terminating it.
I am hoping to go through this process of medical abortion, but need to know if the terifyng comments are for real. Please i need your advice asap. Tnks.
Hello I have taken the pill
Hello I have taken the pill and the cramping can get a bit bad and after taking the second medication I ended calling earl some but it was'nt that bad to me I had my medical abortion friday today is monday I feel just fine.
Keep your baby
I was 20 when I decided to have an abortion, I didn't want to take responsabilities of having a baby and I was feeling afraid to tell my parents because they will stop given my education at University. I saw my friends did it and it wasn't a big deal so I did it.
Now over 38 years old trying to get pregnant for many years and now doctors are removing my uterus. Yesterday, I had a biopsy done previous to remove my uterus because I have severe bleeding during my period(fibroids). Doctor recomend to keep my ovaries but she want to make sure there is no cancer involve so I can keep my ovaries. I went through hell when I took misoprostol vaginal 400mg 2 tabs 4 hrs prior to biopsy, 3 hours later. I felt likely having a baby (from women experience)so much pain on my lower back, I couldn't find any position to relief the pain, I have severe uterine cramping and felt like I want to push (uterine contraction) and close to pass out due to pain,when the doctor did the procedure the pain was worse,I was screaming and crying of pain. Doctor did order some tylenol #3 but only help for 2hours and the pain was coming again. I think misoprostol is not the drug of choice some women got a bad adverse reaction. I never thought that I would have that reaction.
Anyway. Keep your baby there is many places for adoption, even myself I looking to adopt a baby. My husband a I both want to have a baby so badly,we both have a good job. There is always consecuences for making bad choices. I can help you if you want to give your baby for adoption or to keep it, A child is always a bless!!!. good luck to you,God bless you!
Maria
I was ok after i left the
I was ok after i left the docs office then the next day when i was to take the 4 pills togather in my gum for 30mins got me scared so i left school went home and took it first hour was no biggi but the second hour i thought i was giving birth i was in sooo much pain god knows how i only felt.. It was the worst feeling of my lifee.. I thought i was dying. . So halfen hour in to the pain a lime size blood clot comes out and then my pain goes away and i feel better and i eat. . And right after i ate i vomitted oit everything and the pain from hell came backk. It was like contractions. I was trying many position to see which felt better standing sitting laying kneeling and all.. Finally after another hour another two huge blood clot came out. . They were huge. . I mean hugeeeeeee.. Now i have hand warmers on my syomic and i m laying in bed. . Took 3 tylanol with codine. 4 Iduprofin and now feel so much better. .Dont know what to expect in an hoir or two.
5 weeks 2 days pregnant
2 days before I realised that I was pregnant by the use of a strip I was 5 weeks 2 days pregnant I was given the 1st pill and started bleeding from the next day the next day I was given mifepristone but he bleeding was not that heavy am I still pregnant do I need to undergo surgical abortion
Taking the Pill...My Experience
After reading the stories of the other woman I felt a little at ease to know that there was someone out there going through what I had went through in life. I do think a few stories might have been a little exaggerated.
My first experience with the pill was not the best. I was 18, and all alone. I had to go through this event alone cause I too had a douche bag as a boyfriend.
I took the one pill at the planned parent hood office. I cant recall how far along I was, it was years ago.
A girlfriend of mine had told me about the abortion pill...I thought it was weird...but after getting pregnant a year later I had underwent my own experience.
I waited about 48 hours to take the 4 pills. I had went on a ride with some friends after taking the first pill in the doctor's office. Why I went? I dont know...being young and dumb.
Finally, after being at home in the privacy of my bedroom I took the four pills. There was a full house of people, but I couldnt tell them anything! I had already had a little girl who was 2 years old at the time. My family would have killed me worse than those 4 pills.
I had horrible cramping and bleeding for weeks. I had complications. After calling the planned parent hood, the doctor advised me to go to emergency. After doing so, the doctor told me I had an infection. I was treated with antibiotics and sent on my way. DUE TO MY COMPLICATIONS WITH THE PILL...I WENT IN FOR A SECOND TIME A COUPLE YEARS LATER TO GET THE PILL AGAIN. DUE TO MY COMPLICATIONS THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ABORTION PILL AT THIS CLINIC EVER AGAIN!...
I guess they were right, I was a little upset.
After going through alot of stress and depression, I decided to keep my baby...and I gave birth to a healthy baby boy in 2008.
I gave you all the shorter version of the story...just so you can get the picture. THERE IS LIFE AFTER AN ABORTION, YOU CAN STILL HAVE KIDS! I HAVE HAD THE ABORTION PILL AND STILL WAS ABLE TO CONCEIVE AND GIVE BIRTH TO A HEALTHY BABY BOY, EVEN AFTER HAVING COMPLICATIONS WITH THE PILL.
Me honestly, I feel that the pill is way more convienient that the surgical abortion. You dont have to be put to sleep, you dont have to have a vacuum stuck up your vagina sucking away the baby and lord knows what else...This pill form is a safe way to end a pregnancy while still keeping your vagina in tact. I think. I mean after so many surgical abortions...what do you think your vagina is going to feel like? Even to your partner?
The pill to me is just like having a miscarriage. MISCARRIAGES ARE PAINFUL!!!!
Anyways...my point to all the women out there who are scared and wonder if you still can concieve and give birth to healthy babies...you can. Abortion is not an easy decision to make, and it is not a form of contraception. Please be sure of your choice, and live with it. Dont beat yourself up about the things that you cant change...work harder to change the things that are in your control.
P.S....
TAKE YOUR PAIN MEDS 30 MIN TO AND HOUR BEFORE TAKING YOUR 4 PILLS...THIS WILL EASE ALOT OF PAIN. YOU WANT YOUR PAIN KILLERS TO BE KICKED IN BEFORE YOU TAKE YOUR 4 PILLS SO THAT YOU WONT HAVE TO GO THROUGH SO MUCH PAIN...Take what your body is in tolerance of. If you know that it takes 4 asprins to kill your headache...how many pain killers will you need to ease the pain of this situation?...just a thought.
AND IF YOU ARE HAVING TOO MUCH PAIN AND TOO MUCH BLEEDING THE ODDS ARE YOU HAVE AN INFECTION AND NEED TO GET TO A DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY!
GOD BLESS
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