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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Abortion Pill= not as easy as it sounds!
Lets just start out by saying... if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is! There is no little pill that can give you the results that you would like, pain-free. In fact for me, it was anything but!
I found out I was pregnant, and immediately knew that keeping the baby was not an option at this time in my life. I had always been very careful and even began to think I was unable to have kids until it was confirmed that I was in fact 7 weeks pregnant. I went to the Family Planning Center and got a referral to the Mary Stope's Clinic in London. I did the phone interview and then had my appointment a couple days later to take the first tablet which blocks the hormone that is needed to sustain a pregnancy. They said that there may be spotting, but I had no discomfort or symptoms what so ever. 24 hours later, I returned to the clinic for the next 4 tablets that would ultimately abort the baby and cause me to miscarry. They said that I would have cramping similar to a heavy period, may feel nauseous and have diarrhea. I was prepared, but not as well as I thought I would be!
I inserted the 4 tablets (2 on each side of my cheeks), and the nurse said that I could leave and did not have to wait there for them to dissolve. My husband was in the car, I left and proceeded to drive home. I lived less than a half an hour away, and I knew that is when I would start experiencing the "mild discomfort."
Not even a half an hour later, my mouth began to fill with water and I began heaving, then throwing up violently. I threw up bile and the banana that I had before I went to the clinic. Thats when the cramping started. It was minor at first, so I proceeded to keep driving (as I was on the motorway) until I could not take it anymore! I pulled over on the shoulder and continued throwing up and scrunching myself into a ball because the pains were too much to take. At one point it was so bad I imagined myself running in front of a truck to end the pain. I just wanted to be put out of my misery, yes, it was that bad! I moved to the passenger seat and my husband drove. For a few seconds I felt like it was ending, then a few seconds it would start again. I didn't know what to do! I don't really remember the car ride home when he took over, to walking into the house.
About 4 hours later, the constant pain started to subside and would just come in waves, so at least I had a break in between the excruciating whirlwind of my insides being ripped out. I had taken the pills at 2:30 pm, and by 11:00 pm I only had minor cramping, and was able to sleep.
It has been 5 days now and I am still bleeding, clotting and have some tenderness in my lower abdominal area. I feel as though this should of subsided by now so I am going to the doctors on Monday to make sure there is no infection. It would be awful if later on I was unable to have kids when I was ready due to this procedure.
To anyone considering taking the "Abortion Pill" I would definitely lean towards the traditional suction method. I have had friends who had that done and they cannot believe that I went through so much with taking the pill. With the suction method, they were cleaning their houses that very night.. as for me, I could barely walk! Weigh your options girls, and above all use contraception!
the people on here who are
the people on here who are agianst abortions should not even put their 2 sense in any of these topics .. this is a site for girls who CAN NOT have a child at this time in thier lives and who are looking for guidance and experience of taking the pill such as myself .. i am 19 years old and have always thought i would never get an abortion if i were to become pregnant .. now that i am pregnant and can not go through with the pregnancy due to many reasons in my life i see that if you are not experiencing the situation hands on then you should keep your comments to yourself .. it is a very upsetting, stressful, heartbreaking and fearful experience for all women and by others who have never experienced this in their lives, giving these offending comments, are just making us feel worse about the situation .. i went to planned parenthood this past week and i am scheduled for an exam some time after thanksgiving .. i am not sure how far along i am but i would much rather take the pill rather then the surgical procedure .. i am very nervous about both procedures depending on which procedure i am going to have to follow through with .. if anybody has any comforting comments and stories from experience of what i should expect i would greatly appricate it .. after my procedure i will be sure to write back and give everyone else my opinion and experience of the pill
still bleeding
I TOOK PILL 37 DAYS AGO. I AM STILL BLEEDING AND NOW BLEEDING FROM MY ANUS TOO, ANYONE ELSE GOING THRU THIS. ON THE THIRD AND FOURTH DAYS I DEVELOPED FEVER 99.4 TO 99.7 MAYBE HIGER BUT WAS CONSTANLY TAKING MOTRIN. I FEEL SO EMPTY AND CRY ALL THE TIME, EVERYONE THINKS IM NUTS.
JUST TOOK MISOPROSTOL
15 MINUTES AGO
how was it ? im taking it
how was it ? im taking it some time next week :( im nervous
my expeirence
Hi im 24 i recently came up pregnant. I already have two kids a 2 and 3 year old. With both of my pregnancies i had preeclamsia is was not pleasent so when i came up pregnant again me and my husband thought of abortion.This was not easy for either of us especially me . I cried for days being scared not knowing whats gonna happen when i take the pills asking god to forgive me and to be by myside all the way through. So i finally took the 3 pills of 200mg which equels out to 600mg of mifeprex . i have no pain no bleeding. im gonna take the other 2 pills of 200mg each hich equels 400mg of misoprostol or what ever they r called. Im wondering why they are telling you guys to let them dissolve between your cheeks? my doc said to swollow them. Also whats up with the four how much mg are yous taking? THanks everyone
Christians telling lies
Its amazing how christians will lie, and go against what they allegedly stand for in order to get thier way.
Christianity is a hatefull religeon, and is about nothing but power and control. And being able to tell you how to live your life. You guys think God is going to appreciate your hatefull tactics and lies, not to mention death threats and other BS you guys us? Wake up, get a life, and get lost.
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Get OFF this site
Get OFF this site anti-abortionist! People here are seeking out information on the different procedures. I don't go to mothers who want their babies, but can't financially and emotionally support them, and tell them to abort it. So get off this site where people know what's best for them and their future children!
I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO??
HELLO I AM ABOUT 6 OR 7 WEEKS PREGNANT, AND MY HUSBAND AND I ARE THINKING ABOUT ABORTION, I ALREADY HAVE A 6 YR OLD GIRL FROM A PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP AND A SIX MONTH OLD BABY BOY, THINGS ARE NOT EASY IN OUR HOME RIGHT NOW MY HUSBAND WAS DIAGNOSE WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER, ANXIETY ATTACKS AND POSSIBLY SCHIZOPHRENIA!!!! IMAGINE THAT, HE JUST RECENTLY LOST HIS JOB AND ON TOP OF THAT I AM NOT WORKING, HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS DEALING WITH THE BABY SOMETIMES BECAUSE OF HIS ILLNESS BUT I AM TERRIFIED I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO, I KNOW IN MY HEART THAT I AM NOT READY AS MUCH AS I WANT TO I CANT DEAL WITH ANOTHER PREGNANCY AGAIN, BUT I AM AFRAID GOD IS GOING TO PUNISH ME AND BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME, I NEED ADVICE PLS.
Medication abortion experience
Hi, all!
I'm 20 years old and a third-year student at the University of Florida. I was 5 weeks and 5 days at the time of my opted medication abortion. Here's my experience...
Wednesday, 10:00 AM
I arrived at Planned Parenthood to undergo various physical and lab tests to receive the Mifiprex (mifipristone) and Cytotec (misoprostol). I felt so much more at ease... a painless vaginal ultrasound, a little bloodwork, a urine sample, and a meeting with a counselor culminated the duration of my time at the clinic. A doctor soon met with me and watched me take the Mifiprex. He explained how to take the Cytotec, as well as the anti-nausea medication, the antibiotics, and the Ibuprofen 800mg.
Thursday, 9:00 PM
I decided it was time to take the Cytotec. I had begun spotting earlier, so for some strange reason, I figured the process would continue with little or no discomfort, even after taking the four tablets of Cytotec; I placed them in my mouth, two in each cheek, and waited for them to dissolve. Any bits that were still solid soon became mush after taking a sip of water.
Thursday, 10:00 PM
I popped an 800mg Ibuprofen and the cramps began. Allow me to say that I have a fairly high level of pain tolerance and at first, the cramps felt much like a heavy menstrual period. The pain intensified shortly and were accompanied by nausea. I vomited a total of 6 times during the night... each time more vile and painful than the next. Definitely take the anti-nausea medication! I was too lazy to fill the prescription so I suffered greatly.
Thursday, 11:00 PM - Friday, 3:00 AM
Aside from the nausea, the cramps intensified even more into what I can only describe as probable pre-childbirth contractions. It was during this time that I passed the most and largest blood clots/tissue. I felt faint, dizzy, and experienced a slight fever and chills. I couldn't keep still so I moved frequently from the toilet to the bed. I pretty much experienced every possible symptom... including diahrrea, but that was the least of my worries. The cramps continued in waves... they were soooo frequent and relief was rare.
Friday, 4:00 AM
I was finally able to sleep. The cramps lessened to about a 5 or 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 (MY pain meter). The worst was over.
Sunday, 12:00 PM
I feel 95% better! The abdominal soreness as a result of retching is subsiding slowly but surely, as well as the back pain. Cramps are few and far between... about a 1 or a 2 on my pain scale. My follow-up appointment is in a week and a few days, so I'll be sure to update... hopefully with news of a complete abortion.
If I were to give another young woman in my situation a bit of advice, here it is:
- Obtain the Mifiprex and Cytotec from a doctor's office or hospital. They're more likely to give you stronger pain medication, such as Vicodin. The Ibuprofen 800mg did nothing to ease my pain.
- Have a girlfriend or significant other with you while you endure the effects of the Cytotec. You'll want someone to either distract you or someone to squeeze. Both can only do more good than harm.
- Take the anti-nausea meds if offered! If not, definitely take Dramamine.
- Remember, every pregnancy is different, as is every abortion. If you prepare for the worst, you won't feel so overwhelmed.
I wish you all good health and happy experiences!
Extreme Pain: Marijuana helped so much
20 yrs old
130 lbs
Just wanted to share my experience for those who smoke marijuana and were wondering if it would do any harm to smoke after taking misopropitol.
I just finished the process yesterday..went to my appointment on saturday where i was given a sonogram and told i was 6 weeks 3 days.
I took the first pill orally in the office and was given the 4 misopropitol to be taken 24 hours later. I also recieved antibiotics, pain pills to be taken with 800mg ibuprofin(i only had tylonol/but was told that was okay) and pills for the nausea. I had no strange symptoms with the first pill..just lack of appetite but i think that had to do with the anticipation of it all.
The next day at 11:00am i took the misopropitol letting the pills dissolve in my mouth. (30 min before, i took the nausea chewable, 2 tylonol and the pain pill i was given)
Didn't seem like it was going to be to bad..but about 45 minutes later, I felt very sick like i had diarhea and ran to the bathroom. I threw up but this was all to be expected so i didnt worry. I was in EXTREME pain that would come in and out..i would compare them to what women describe as contractions during labor. I soon got chills a slight fever and was pacing around sweating and moaning in pain(my bf told me he was worried at this point)..this went on for about 2 hours and couldnt take it any longer not knowing when i was going to feel better..at this point i was only just starting to bleed slightly.
My boyfriend frantically researched and called pharmacies asking if misopropitol would react badly with marijuana. He was told marijuana was an illegal drug and they could not say.
I finally decided to smoke anyway. Right away I felt SO MUCH BETTER. I was no longer shaking, I had an appetite, I could keep my medicine down and i had very little pain. I soon after began to bleed and was on the toilet when i believe i passed the majority of the abortion.
I later found on the internet that marijuana could reduce the effects of misopropitol..it didn't for me.
I am not recommending this to anyone as i am not a doctor, however, in my experience it was the only thing that helped with the 6 hours of ongoing abdominal pain and nausea. and i didn't need any more pain killers after that. I slept great last night and today I am feeling much better..a little cramping and some blood but I am no longer pregnant so the pills did work even after smoking.
honestly, dont be scared
im 18 and i took the pill a few days ago and i was very scared because of all the terrible stories i heard. so i took the first pill at the clinic then the second set of 4 pills 24 hours later. i did not start bleed until i took the 4 pills, and it took 2 hours after i took the 4 pills for the bleeding to start. before taking the 4 pills i took a anti nausea pill and then i took pain medicine right after i took the 4 pills. every 2 hours i would alternate between taking 800mg ibuprofen and the pain medicine that the clinic gave me. my exprience was totally fine. i did have cramping but nothing at all that wasnt completely bareable. there was a good amount of bleeding for about 6 hours after i took the 4 pills but most of it comes out when your on the toilet and it doesnt hurt at all! i honestly think some of the people on here who are against abortions make up fake stories to scare people which i by the way think is totally sickening! they dont know your situation and they are close minded disrespectful people who need to get a life. anyways, its been about 3 days sense i took the pill and im still bleeding a little less than my normal period but this should only last for about a week. i would for sure recommend the abortion pill over surgical, it seems much less painful and uncomfortable. the entire night after i took the pills i just watched movies and ate popcorn with my boyfriend, everything went smoothly and im assuming that most of the time it does, so dont be scared, really.
Reply to this.... I guess Fact!!!
Well to start with i am AGAINST ABORTIONS!!!! Not everybody's body is the same so by this person posting this message was just Dumb... How can you tell someone to kill their baby jus cause you did and you didnt experience the pain that you say is "bluffing"..... Not everybody Body reacts like the next person!!! I WOULDNT RECOMMEND "THE PILL" TO ANYONE.. It messes up your dream of ever having kids and to some hurts and leave you with regrets!! Every Independent woman dreams of haing their own child..... maybe not at the moment but they still dream!!
If you are against abortions
If you are against abortions that is fine, but to refer to someone else posting their experiences as dumb is more of an idicator of your lack of intelligence than theirs.
Whilst the legislation and facility to terminate unwanted pregnancies exist then discussion surrounding options should be around facts not opinion. Taking the abortion pill does not 'mess up your dream of ever having a child' and it is incorrect to say 'every independant woman dreams of having their own child'. That is just a sweeping generalisation.
WORST PAIN EVER - Wish i had pain meds!
I took the abortion pill two days ago, the 'doctor' at planned parenthood did NOT give me the appropriate heads up on what would happen to me physically.
after the four pills dissolved in my cheeks...I fell asleep (it was midnight Friday night)... i didn't take pain medication because the doctor didn't say to...well i awoke to the the most horrific pain of my life...i made it to the bathroom and had diarrhea...the pain was sooo intense i was sweating and going in and out of consciousness! I was holding on to the sink, my eyes rolling around my head,and dry heaving. I literally couldn't stop the moaning... it was the only thing i could do, as the pain crippled me.
I thought i was having an allergic reaction to the medication and begged my boyfriend to call an ambulance. I was paralyzed from pain- moaning and crying hysterically. My boyfriend called the emergency room and they said these were normal side effects. He cleaned me, picked me up, layed me in bed, made me take the only thing we had (Dramamine) and an hour and a half later i fell asleep.
The next day i had no pain and light bleeding
Sunday (today)...I'm feeling almost fabulous....I'm completely still in shock from the pain i felt Friday night
my experience
i read each of the comments on this page and noticed that there weren't may ladies that had attended the last follow up visit after taking the pills. i thought it appropriate then to share my experience.
i took the pills at 6 weeks. i had been warned that it would result in a very painful miscarriage. i was advised that i would feel contractions which are significnatly worse than period pains and that there would be heavy bleeding.
understandably i was petrified. however my current personal circumstances meant that i didn't really have a choice and so i took the tablets. i had all of the pills orally and had them two days apart.
it is true to say that i had severe abdominal pains but after taking the second lot of tablets, i didn't start bleeding heavily at all. i was worried that it wasn't working as the clots that i passed were only small too. to be honest the blood loss was just like a heavy period. i was assured by the nurse that this was normal.
i bled for two weeks and then the bleeding subsided. however after 3 days, i began to bleed again - extremely heavily. the blood gushed out and i was soaking a thick sanitary towel every hour. i also passed very big clots which did eventually decrease in size but it was distressing nonetheless.
i bled for a further week after that, so three and a half weeks in total, before i went for my follow up appointment. i was scared to go there because i was extremely worried that the pills may not have worked.
at the appointment however, the nurse told me that the pregnancy had completely gone but there was still some bleeding present. the nurse said that this was a good thing as my body was completely cleansing itself and that it would eventually stop. i asked if this was normal and she said yes, it's different for everyone.
i contitnue to bleed now still, one month after taking the pills but the bleeding has slowed and the clots have stopped. it feels very much like the end of a normal period. i am hopeful that it shall stop altogether soon.
i hope this helps people who are concerned and i would urge you to make sure that you attend your follwo up appointment after taking the pills.
What to Do?
I am a parent of a teenage girl. I was unaware that my daughter had used "the abortion pill". I did however support her. She did the steps in taking the pills, but however she found out that she is still pregnant. This is good news for her dad and I, but we are concerned about the baby. Now, we are faced with terminating this baby or continuing. I need some help. Has this happen to anyone before?
Reply to This Message
I have not been in this situation but i have heard of a situation of this kind... My opnion is to let your daughter keep her seed.... i want you to realized how i used the word "seed".... only god knows if the baby will pull thruogh or not!!! Give the baby a chance, GIVE YOUR DAUGHTER A CHANCE... let god handle what happens when it leaves the womb. I am STRONGLY AGAINST ABORTIONS!! Maybe you should do alot of research before its too late... I know it would probably bring joy to your life to have a grandchild(if you dont have any already)but a new coming baby is always a celebration... So if my advise helps... please consider it before something Happens!!!
There is a high chance that
There is a high chance that the baby could now be disformed. When she went to the clinic to take the abortion pill she signed a form that said if she is still pregnant after taking the pill she must go back for a surgical abortion. I am very sorry.
Abortion Pill
I just wanted to comment on here for girls like myself who are thinking about taking the abortion pill.
My Stats:
Age:19
Height:5'3
Weight:125
I do not have any children, nor have I ever carried a child to full term. I have had one previous surgical abortion.
Basically, I found out I was pregnant with my boyfriend of 2 years. We both are very prestigious individuals in college and do not want to have children until we can afford them. Girls, please do not believe the trash that you see online. Just because you get pregnant does not mean that you are obligated to keep the child. Think about your choices, and the life that you have ahead of you. This is YOUR body and YOUR decision. Do not feel guilty for taking control. Anyways, I went to the clinic as soon as I found out. It was a women's health center in my area. There were protesters outside, but as those kind of people do not bother (only annoy) me I did not take notice of how many. I went into the clinic and had to fill out quite a few papers. The abortion pill was $425 (no discounts on that) but there were student, and military discounts if I had chosen the surgical abortion. The reduced rate with these discounts for a surgical abortion was $365. I went inside the waiting room and started to fill out paperwork. There were quite a few people in there, and even a girl I knew was sitting a few feet away from me. She decided to get a surgical abortion. After filling out the papers I was told to come back into another room to get an ultrasound. The nurse did the ultrasound and told me I was 6 weeks 3 days pregnant. After that I was taken into another room and another nurse pricked my finger and took my blood type. She then talked to me about birth control options and even convinced me to change the birth control I was on (and had gotten pregnant on) to a different yet similar pill. Both nurses were very nice. After that I was taken to yet another room where I sat and waited with another women for a doctor. On my way to the room I saw a room of other girls waiting to get surgical abortions. I remember being surprised that there were so many and happy that I had chosen the pill so that I didn't have to go through that. The other woman and I waited in the room until a nurse came in and explained how we would take the pills. We were told that we would take one pill (Mifeprex) today and that in 12-24 hours we needed to take the 4 other pills (Misoprostol) vaginally. Eventually the doctor came in and we had to swallow the pill in front of him. This was at 3:30. We were then free to leave. I followed my boyfriend home and decided to go get a footlong sub from Subway. About an hour after I took swallowed the pill I was feeling queasy (This may have been from the horrible morning sickness I had been suffering from) and I threw up and continued to throw up for a while. My boyfriend then decided that I needed to smoke. I personally do not smoke weed, nor do I take any other drugs, but I was feeling very sick at the time and accepted. Now all I can say is thank god. It made me feel SO much better and after about a week and a half of morning sickness and not being able to eat, I could actually eat the rest of my sub without feeling sick. The next day I woke up feeling fine. I was not bleeding nor cramping at all. I decided that I was going to that the 4 Misoprostol pills at 1:30 so at 1 I took 1 of the painkillers Naproxen that I received from the clinic. (these did barely anything and only lasted about 30 minutes at a time) and at 1:30 I inserted the 4 pills vaginally and laid down in bed for an hour. I was not feeling any cramps until about 2 hours later. My boyfriend had to leave to go to school at 2:30 and right after he left I started to feel the cramps. Now let me be very clear. THEY HURT. I felt like I was in labor. I was in the bathroom crying, screaming, and sobbing in pain for the next 3 hours. The naproxen did barely anything to help the pain and I had to take one every hour after the cramps started to get the least bit of relief. In short, it felt like someone was ripping my uterus out of my vagina. The blood was not bad for me, and it did not just whoosh out when I went to the bathroom. It came out in small-medium amounts and I never really looked at the clots because frankly there weren't that many. But I do remember that the cramps became very frequent and painful about 30 minutes before a clot came out. As I said this lasted about 3 hours, and then I slept for about 30 minutes. From then on, I bled quite profusely, and had to change my pad every 1-3 hours. I slept quite well that night, and this morning I have had no cramps, nor any stomach issues. I am still bleeding but it is not unbearable. After all of this, I would recommend that women who are looking at their options get a surgical abortion and ask to be put to sleep with an I.V. I do not remember that one at all, and it was quite a lot less painful than taking that pill. And it's cheaper! Good luck girls! xoxo
Help!!
I really would like someone's help on this page......Well i don't know about you guys but my periods are irregular. i had my period last month,i had unprotected sex with my boyfriend a week and 3 days ago. A week after,in the evening i vomitted 5 times(didn't eat anything strange) and had all the other symptoms you're supposed to get when pregnant. i can't afford to be pregnant right and i've considered the pill but i'm also scared to do it cuz i don't know the risks of it. i'm afraid to tell anyone cuz i'm too ashamed. plus i'm not even sure if i'm pregnant cuz it's only been a week and a few days and i don't think you can tell if you're pregnant that early, or can you??????????????????????????????????
I need someone to tell what to do:
1. i need to know how i can know if i'm really pregnant without seeing a doctor just as yet.
2. if i'm not pregnant wat effects the pill will have on me.
3. at wat point in time should i take the pill.
4. And i would really like to know...HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE FEELING DURING 1 WEEK OF THE PREGNANCY?????????
firstly go buy a pregnancy
firstly go buy a pregnancy test to see if you ARE actually pregnant. they wouldnt just give you these pills if you werent pregnant! and during the first week of pregnancy people dont usually know theyre pregnant so youd just feel normal
It's not as bad as everyone says it is!!!!!!
Hi,
I again recently got pregnant and used the 4 pills yesterday..I'm the most fertile person ever!! Me and my fiance use protection everytime but still I get pregnant. This is the third medical abortion I have done. I have NOT had any problems with it and none of them was at all painful. I know everyone is different but the stories on here where I read that it was "the worst pain the ever" doesn't even seem realistic. Truthfully out of all three Medical abortions this last one I had a tiny bit of cramping but nothing major at all I'd say about a 1 out of 10 measuring the pain...and considering that I took NO pain killers what so ever!!!! After I insert the 4 pills in my cheeks within 20 minutes I just feel like there's something ready to come out. When I sit on the toilet a couple blood clots come out with a bunch of blood. then maybe 30 minutes later another blood clot with a lot of blood coming out in the toilet. same thing maybe the next 4 times I use the toilet. Not much blood on the pad as it really goes straight in the toilet. The water in the toilet was so red that it was hard to even see the blood clots but could see them slightly at the bottom of the toilet. After about 4 hours after taking the 4 pills I go about my day normally. Today is day 2 and I have a little blood on the pad but not much. I think I let most all of it out yesterday in the toilet. With all three Medical abortions this is how it's been for me. So as we know many women are different and experience different things but I myself would recommend this to anyone over a surgical abortion which I have also had and it was horrible!! The surgical abortion was painful and made me throw up all day so I would not recommend the Surgical abortion at all!! Again with the Medical abortion I had no problems with it!!!!!! Hoped I helped some women's mind at ease.....it's not always bad. I'm proof!!!
October 9-10 2009 Don't go with the pill
I am really ashamed that I got my girlfriend pregnant and had to put her through this. Her and I are both the type to think "it'll never happen to us" but it did.
We have had a good amount of unprotected sex, I would always pull out at the very last moment, so she could've gotten pregnant from me not pulling out in time, or from the pre-come.
Anyways, I got her pregnant. She cried when the pregnancy test said positive. Cried. Because her parents told her that if she did get pregnant they would practically disown her.
We made the decision of having her take the pill, because it seemed less invasive, and because I would be there with her when she was going through with it.
She took them orally, 2 on each side of her cheek, and before the 30 minutes were up she had already puked and started cramping. I told her to spit out the rest because she is thin, and delicate/sensitive to stiumulants. A "lightweight" for drinking. I was afraid that they would be too much for her.
10-15 min after that I let her take the painkiller which was the generic version of Vicodin, and told her to split it in 2 pieces with her teeth so that it would work faster.
She sat in the toilet for a while, and then moved on to the showers, and sat down with her knees up while the warm/hot water soothed her and while she bled.
Now, this is all going on inside her dorm. Luckily it was friday night so there weren't many girls around (but one of them did come into the room to tell me she was throwing up initially) so that I could go in there with shorts and a t-shirt (so as to not make any girl that might walk in the bathroom uncomfortable) and sit next to her and comfort her all I could.
Now this is the scary part. At one point she was standing up and I was holding her up, then her knees buckled and she looked up, her eyes looking at the ceiling and her mouth open and would have collapsed hard if I hadn't been there. She did collapse but since I was holding her up I eased her down while saying her name and "what's happening" in a really worried tone of voice. I thought she was having a seizure or worse. I was really scared. She didn't say anything for a few seconds, later she said she felt like she fainted for a few seconds or something, she said that may have been the painkillers taking effect.
**********The pill is not easier, less painful, less traumatic. The only 'pro' is that you can have your significant other with you to support you while you suffer. But they can be there after the surgical way, which is easier, faster and potentially less traumatic than horrible cramps, bleeding out, throwing up.**************
My experience with the pill...
I am 19 years old and couldn't believe it when my doctor told me I was pregnant at a regular check up appointment. I was on birth control at the time. I left the doctor's office and immediately called my best friend as she listened to me cry like crazy. My boyfriend and I knew we had a big decision to make. We didn't make it right away and talked about every option but three weeks later, decided an abortion would be the best for where we were in our lives. I did my own research online and decided that I wanted to do the pill instead of the surgery. The clinic was fine with it but seemed like they wanted the surgery more because its more definite than the pill. Well, I had read all the horrifying stories about the pill and the awful years of regret people felt just to prepare myself.
I went to the clinic at 7 weeks and took my first pill in the office. My boyfriend took me to breakfast afterwards and I puked at the restaurant. I puked every time I ate so it wasn't the pill that caused it but I was concerned that it may not be as effect. The next day (24 hours later) I had to put the 4 pills between my gums and cheek and let them dissolve (about 30 minutes). The clinic had given my vicodin so I took that right before. Before these pills were even completely dissolved, they made me puke. It was the pills this time and I was freaking out that everything was not going to work right. I called the clinic and they said it was normal so I just laid around the house the rest of the day. It was not long before I felt the cramps. I kept a heating pad on my most of the time and I really did not think they were any worse than my normal period cramps (then again mine are pretty rough). It wasn't long before the blood came. I'm not going to lie to you... this part was awful and gross. I could just sit and huge globs of blood would just continually run out. I bled like this for 2 or 3 days I believe. Two weeks later, I went to my follow up and everything was just fine. I did however, bleed for a total of about 6 weeks maybe more. It was a long time but it was pretty light.
I would DEFINITELY recommend the pill to anyone that has to go through this. The emotions were rough at first, but its been a few months and I am just fine. I am not scarred for life and i do not wake up screaming in the middle of the night or anything. I am normal. I am at peace.
Honestly, the worst part about the whole thing was the stupid protestors outside the clinic. I have never hated someone so much in my life.. Appartently they think making you upset is their goal... If you have to experience what I did with these stupid ignorant people, I am sorry and do not let them get to you. They do not know your situation and do not care to hear it.
help
got my periods on sep 3 and i had sex on 22 sep and i was supposed to get my periods on 1 oct. but i havnt got yet. plz can u help and guide me. nd is it easy to get an abortion pill???
scared
Im going tomoro for my first dose of the pills and im really scared and im 17. I cant believe ive been so stupid and i certainly wont let this happen again! i hope most of the stories ive read are exaggerated.....
Abortion Pill - My Experience
Hello,
I unfortunately had to take the abortion pill. It was the toughest choice I've had to make in my life but required in order to save my life. I was less than 6 weeks pregnant and decided to take the pill. I took the first pill mifepristone in the office at planned parenthood. I felt some very light cramps but nothing too serious. The next day, exactly 24 hours after the first pill, I placed the Misoprostol pills on the sides of my cheeks and let them sit for 30 minutes. It took effect pretty quickly, actually within 20 minutes of putting them in between my cheeks and gums I began to feel escalating cramps. It felt a bit like when something bothers your stomach and you have to go number 2. I went to the bathroom and I saw no blood on my panties but when I wiped I saw the first traces of blood. I took my pain killers and went through some pretty intense cramps that eventually faded. I had a few more waves of intense cramps but nothing too horrible. Luckily I slept through most of the day and my fiance was super helpful. I never soaked any of my pads and saw most of the blood come out when I sat on the toilet. I also only threw up once. Um, I'd say the worst part was the emotional pain of having to do this. I wanted to keep my baby so bad but due to my heart condition it's not an option in my life. So today is my second day after my 4 pills and the bleeding continues and its still a bit on the light side, the cramps are very light, and I'm no longer drained of my energy. I'm a bit worried that the bleeding wasn't heavy and the pain wasn't horrible as many said it would be. I'm hoping this worked! I now have to wait a long two weeks for my follow up. Wish me luck!
Oh and I keep reading about women putting the pills in vaginally, what's that all about? I never heard of that until today.
Hi! I had just taken the meds
Hi! I had just taken the meds too and today is my second day as well. Basically i have had almost the same experience as you did. Not too much bleeding, or maybe not as much as i was expecting. Now I'm worried that the meds didnt take effect, and 2 weeks to know the results seem too long a wait:) I hope you can share the outcome as i believe it has been more than two weeks since you posted your experience, thus you could have already taken a pregnancy test or went to back for your check-up already. Hope I can get a response and hope you could share more of your experience over the past 2 weeks.. Thanks.
i had
i had taken mefipristone and measprostal when i was pregnant 3 ago and i got bleeding and aboted... now my question is now i got pregnacy i want to take these pill which were help to abortion.. my question is it is not harm for my body and further safe pregant.. please answer to my quetsin plz...
please help!
hi im sarah im 17yrs old, i had the abortion pill about 4weeks ago wow let me tell u it was not fun! it was very painfull! but i couldnt handle having another baby i have 1 already and i just wouldnt be able to support it financially. it was a really hard desision but i had to do it not only because of me but because of my son. im a single parent so its hard enough on me already. well i actually had a question, i stopped bleeding about 2 weeks ago but i started bleeding again like a regular period and its only been 4weeks could it be my period already??
My (truthful) Experience
First off, it can be infuriating to read various accounts and "stories" of abortion on the internet. I implore anyone who is looking for honest information to take everything, especially personal accounts, with a grain of salt. Be aware that many fanatical pro-life organizations have people contribute on sites such as this with scare tactics.
Also be aware people spouting medical fact that is virtually impossible. There is NO WAY to see a baby's heart beat at 5 weeks gestation. It's hard enough to see the gestational sac at 5 weeks. The heartbeat is not found until the end 6th week, and even then it requires a trained medical professional to find it.
And for those people seeking adoption try adoption sites please. It's way more complicated logistically and emotionally to think if I did not end my pregnancy I would hand my child over to you. In fact, for me, there is NO WAY I could carry a child full term and give it over. I feel for you, but this is a crude forum to express your personal opinions.
On to my experience. I knew I was pregnant almost immediately after implantation. I wanted this baby and NEVER, EVER thought of myself as some one who could have an abortion (on a moral basis). I am madly in love with the baby's father, I have plenty of money and support -- I have the criteria to keep a child. But REAL life is different. To have had this child would have meant to have compromised the current life of my son and to take him away from his biological father. Something even harder to me than abortion, so I choose to abort.
The decision is the hardest I ever made and I will live with regret forever.
I scoured the internet for information. After reading all the horror stories of medical abortion I was scared to death. Perhaps because I prepared for the worst possible scenario, the actual events were not too bad, physically.
I went to start the pill procedure when I was 2 days short of 5 weeks pregnant. Be warned you can be too early to have this option!! They have to see a visible gestation sac on an ultrasound. They did not. (Crazy because after reading some of these sites you'd think that odd since some people seem to think you have a viable child at this point) I went back 3 days later, past 5 weeks. Still no sac! No sac, no pills. This was torture. I wanted to begin the process as soon as possible. The second time I went back to the clinic was a Saturday and the place had a group of religious protesters standing around praying on rosary. If you can, avoid these places on the weekend. It seems you have a greater chance of having protesters. I never thought one way or another about such protesters. However after my experience of being prayed at and shouted at my perceptions changed. Because of these people, when I feel emotionally strong enough I will volunteer to be a "walker" (woman who help scared woman walk past these people into the building). Surely these righteous woman have better places to take their children to on a Saturday morning than an abortion clinic?? Great mothering.
Sorry. OK, so I went back 4 days later already completely exhausted by waiting and researching in the mean time. The clinic was disturbingly busy (every time) and somewhat cold, but the nursing staff were angels. You have your finger pricked, blood pressure take, have a briefing on the process, pay $450 and sign off on medical waivers. The doctor watched me take the pill. I felt nothing from this except about 2 hours later I had a bizarre twinge in my uterus. From reading on the FDA site there are NO real side effects from this pill. I was given four pill to take 24 hours later, vaginally, and some high dose aleve. No antibiotics.
The next morning I inserted the tablets and laid on my back for an hour (I took 3 aleve before doing so). Not knowing what was going to happen is nerve wracking! I got up, nothing. About 2 hours after I inserted the tablets I began to worry they wouldn't work because I was not bleeding. About a half hour later I felt a "whoosh" and when I went to the bathroom there was blood. This was hard emotionally. I cried; I still cry thinking about it. The blood was FAST in flow, very different from my period experience or after birth bleeding experience. I bled the rest of the day (and days after). I had a few small clots, but nothing bigger than a nickel. None of my clots hurt. In fact, I don't know if it is because I've experienced child birth or because I expected (and on some level felt I DESERVED) strong, strong pain, but the pain was bearable. Like strong period cramps. I also felt chilled, possibly with a low grade fever. This all passed by the evening.
What is hard and different in a medical abortion is the bleeding -- for days and days. It is a constant reminder of my actions.
If you are reading this and trying to figure out what to do, my heart is with you. This is just my experience, overall a simple one physically. Emotionally though abortion is HARD. Best of luck.
my daughter is pregnant.
Dear readers my daughter is pregant and she want to take the pill.She is 22years old and have a 2 year old son.I wish she would read these stories. I wish she would have a change of mind and keep the baby.God gives life.
My Complete Experience
i hope this post is read by every girl who is pregnant and worried about taking the pill, just like i was when i found this website.
my "stats":
age: 20
weight: 100lbs
height: 5'1''
never carried a child full term
i found out that i was pregnant sometime in the end of july. I immediately made an appointment at planned parenthood to get an abortion consultation. I called my boyfriend for almost 2 years and told him what i had discovered, and told him that i'd made the appointment, and he was really supportive. he took the day off work so he could go with me to the appointment. I had to give a urine sample, got a vaginal ultrasound, and gave some blood. no pain at all.
At the day of my consutation appointment, i was 4wks 6 days. this was on 7/30/09. I came back to take the pill one week and a day later, on 8/7/09, had another vaginal ultrasound, and took the first pill. I felt fine all day, a little crampy and a little sleepy, but nothing worse than a period. I even drove an hour to my boyfriend's new house at his college.
I didn't bleed at all until the next morning, almost exactly 24 hours after i had taken the first pill. my boyfriend was planning on being with me, but had to do warehouse inventory for work and couldn't get out of it.
i took the phenergan at 12:30pm with a naproxen. i got a prescription for tylenol-3, but thought i would wait a while before taking it.
lesson #1, take your tylenol-3 WITH your phenergan.
When i put the 4 pills in my cheeks at 1pm,i was not expecting to have cramps starting at 1:12. anyway, once 1:30 came around (which felt like forever because those pills tasted so icky and chalky) I immediately gulped down the tylenol-3. Pain was pretty bad, but i wouldn't say it was unbearable. tylenol-3 kicked in about 20 minutes later, then i was out.
i slept on and off (more on than off, i only woke up when my boyfriend's roommates came to check on me or when i really had to go to the bathroom) until my boyfriend came home at 4. I was going to the bathroom around once an hour, and felt good enough to stand up straight and walk to the toilet. when you sit down, blood WILL gush out of you, but oh man, you will feel so much better afterward.
lesson #2, be careful standing up, because i almost blacked out EVERY time i stood up after going to the bathroom, but made it to the bed every time and never actually blacked out.
my boyfriend let me sleep (thank you tylenol-3) but i was just so relieved that he was there that i started feeling better already.
by 8 pm, i was feeling good enough to walk around the house and even eat some food, and by the next morning, i only felt a little sore. unfortunately, i did feel like i had just done 100 sit ups for about 2 or 3 days afterward. the antibiotics they gave me were not too bad but taught me my next lesson:
lesson #3, DEFINITELY take the doxycyclene with food, because if you don't, you WILL puke them up. i learned this the hard way, twice, because i don't eat breakfast. the second time, i actually did eat a piece of toast with it, but it wasn't enough. since i eat dinner around 9 or 10 pm and took the dinner pill then, i decided it would be alright to take the breakfast pill with lunch at work at noon.
after about 1 week, i felt just like i had before i had gotten pregnant, and it felt so good to be myself again. my INCREDIBLY sore breasts went pretty much back to normal, and were completely normal by the time the 2 weeks was up. I bled for about 2 weeks, each day getting a little lighter, and by my 2 week appointment at planned parenthood, i was only spotting.
My two week appointment was on 8/21/09. i got my third and last ultrasound, and everything was just fine! i was so relieved. I do think about it sometimes, but i am not sad that i chose to have an abortion. my boyfriend and i would not have been able to support a child and finish our college careers. I know that we made the right decision. if we had been even a year or so older, i would have considered keeping it. I have no regrets, but i do think that you should really take into consideration you and your partner's feelings before you decide to abort.
the breakdown:
- pain: not too bad. take the tylenol-3 and you'll pretty much sleep through the whole thing.
- no nausea at all, no diarrhea at all.
- overall, i am really happy that i chose the medical abortion over the surgical. i really liked that i could be at home and comfortable.
- i would be one of the 9 out of 10 girls planned parenthood says would recommend the medical abortion to other women.
I hope that this has helped ease the mind of some of you girls out there. a lot of the horror stories on the internet seem a little fake and i definitely wanted to share my good experience with you guys. you can go ahead and reply if you have any questions for me, i will try my best to answer quickly.
much love to you all! you're gonna be okay. :)
Scared to Death
I have read all of the above horror stories on taking the pill to abort the child, however, your story was different but I'm STILL scared to death. I 7 weeks pregnant and actually went to Planned Parenthood last Wednesday. They took my blood, did the vaginal ultrasound and explained to me the pill option. I ended up leaving and rescheduling for a week later (this Weds) due to still not being sure of wanting to do this or not. My situation...I have been having an outside relationship with my bosses son who I care and love very much. However I have been in an on and off again 9 year relationship that loves me very much. The bosses son is 9 years younger than me with no job, no home and has a drug addiction. My off and on BF of 9 years is still supporting me but wants me to abort this child so we can move on with our lives.
I had heart surgery in March and recently stopped taking my heart meds and the aspirin I took every day required by the Doctor just in case I have this procedure done.
The night I found out I was pregnant I was terrified...I knew that it was the bosses sons...without a doubt. Well the next morning before the boss found out, she let me go from my job. So now both of us are jobless, Im in transition on where my life is going and will be 30 soon. This will be my 2nd abortion.
My question to you....you said that the Ty3 helped you tremendously.....I am on a medication (suboxone) to help with an opiod dependence I had awhile ago and am unable to take any narcotic medicine. I get really, really bad cramps and used to take percocet for them which really didnt even touch the pain. Im so scared that being 8 weeks by the time this happens that I will bleed out tremendously b/c of the blood thinners Ive been on for 7 mths due to my heart surgery (now not on them) and unable to take the Tylenol3.
Do you have any advice for me at all? I know each women is different and I know I MUST have this abortion due to really no way to be able to raise this child right now in my life.
Should I just do it the surgical way and be done with it or do you think enough Motrin or IB Profen will do the trick with me?
Thank you for any help you can provide.....
Please Advise me (-_-)
(u_u) hello.. I've red your comment. I'm just curious because my friend is 6 weeks pregnant... She's afraid to tell it to her parents and I am the only person she talked to with this issue. She is 18 yrs. old and one time she ask me if I can buy medicine for her to have her menstruation. Can drug store will be able to sell those kinds of pills to me? I'm also 18 yrs. old. I dont know what to do. I really want to help her. I also convince her to stop it and accept what will happen but unfortunately she already had decided to abort it.
thankyou
u are my hero thankyou.
Thank you!
I just want to thank the girls who wrote the details of their experience on here. You have no idea how big of a help it is! I am going to Planned Parenthood early in the morning to take my first pill for my medication abortion. I am 24 years old, have never been pregnant before, and I am about 5 weeks along. I know to expect some bad cramping and large clots, but after reading this, it seems like as long as I keep pain medicine in me, I will be fine. I usually take Tylenol and use a heating pad on the first day of my period (when my cramps are the worst), and I am just fine. I don't have the best tolerance for pain, but it seems like I'll be able to handle it after what I just read about your experience. The pain meds and heating pad are ready. :o) Wish me luck! If I remember, I would love to update everyone on my experience. Thanks again!
i seen ur comments and wanted
i seen ur comments and wanted to let you know "trust me it will be okey" i was verryyyy scared before i took my pill and after reading the stories and after what the doctors said...i thought i wont make it...it was scarier than the pain i had...i have some advise for the girls, i know its very bad situation to be in but be strong and if you really have no other way but to have abortion then go right ahead but if you can keep the baby then please do because they are so precious. this was my first time being pregnant and there is no way i could keep the baby...my parents are very strict, they don't believe in having kids before marriage so me and my bf have to wait till we finish our bachelor degree and get married. i was 5 weeks and 3 days preg. when the nurse was doing ultra sound and i seen a small sac and she told me thats where the baby will grow i felt soo sad...i cried sooo much before i took my pill. i was emotionally distress for at least 4 weeks...but everything gets better later on. so girls just be strong emotionally and physically. trust me physical pain is less then the emotional pain. just be prepared, if you are working take atleast 2 to 3 days off. have you pain killer medication and one more thing that really helped me was heating pad that i bought from CVS. its a electical pad that you just plug it in, put it in low heat and wrap at around your stomach....and trust me that helped me soooo much. it cost around $16.00-$24.00 but i got mine for only $8.00...i baught it long time ago but in my abortion it came in handy...take your pain medication right after you take your pill. it really hurts for good 2 or 3 hours but thats it...i took it right before i went to sleep cuz i thought when the pain start i wont feel it cuz ill be sleeping but noo cramps got really strong one hour after took my pill. one more important thing the best way to get the pill to work is if you take your pill through vaginally and make sure you insert the pill all the way...the inserter is little bit pointy so dont just hurt your self and stick it in, do it slow because you dont want any scratch from it, it may cause you infection. so just lay down and insert the pils all the way until you feel like this is it. the clots are not sooo big like some people say its little big bigger then a size of a grape...i guess its diff for everybody. just to be on the safe side, if they give you backup pill ask your doctor if you take the backup pill also but if you are really sure that you are clear then dont take the pill. i dont think it does any harm. ohh ya one more thing you have too much morning sickness, like you alwayz throw up right after you eat something take the medication that they give for nausea because it helps soooo much after i took mine my vomiting totally stopped. anywayz wish everybody good luck and everything will be alright....if you have any question just reply to my comments and ill get back to you...
Almost same story
I just wanted to post this, not to encourage any of you to have an abortion but to let you know that if your in this kind of situacion you will know what to expect....
age 31
weight 149 lbs
carried to beloved boys full term, vaginaly delivered
Never had an abortion before
I went to take the mifeprex around 11:30am at the clinic when I was 5 weeks and 2 days pregnant according to the clinics calculations. I din't have any side effects with that pill. Also that day I had to take one pill of doxycline that night ( antibiotic ) to prevent any infection. You will need to take this every morning and night for the next seven days.
The next day I took Promethazine at home ( anti-nausea ) at 5pm, 30 min before taking the cycotec ( 4 pills to be put in cheeks for 30 min, watever is not disolve by then you need to shalow them with water ). I din't really found any taste to the cycotec.
After shalowing the cycotec I had to take Iboprofen 4 pills of 200mg and one pill of vicodin to prevent any pain. ( If I had further pain I could take this every 4 to 6 hrs.
Well I was waiting for the worst to happen, and I guess I was so lucky becuase I felt fine.
I just bleed a little alot less than a normal period, I just filled one maxi pad, and the other blood just came out when I went to the bathroom. I had no cramps, no clots, no tissue, nothing. So I was concern that the medicine didn't work because I was expecting a totally different experience. So I made an appointment one week earlyer at the clinic because they also told me to go in because of my lack of simtoms. Well they made a vaginal ultrasound 6 days later after taking the pill and they told me that I had no pregnancy tissue and that everything seam fine. I am still bleading a little bit so that is the only thing they saw. I still need to go next week for the follow up and closing of the procedure.
So do I recomend this?, I do, based on my experience. I was terrified before I took the pill, but now I am glad I made this choice. I really hope this helps to anyone that fells as terified as I did. I still have one more appointment at the clinic, which I really hope that it will turn out fine.
All of you take care, and I hope you never fine yourself in this situacion but if your here, concider this pill as your alternative. I am not proud of what I did and even though I didn't suffer I don't want to find myself in this situacion never again. Good luck to all of you.......
I read this & it made me feel a little better
But how much was those pills? And how far wre you again?
My situation: Somthing Strange?
Hello. I've read through all of the experiences here and am now troubled by what my doctor told me to do. He gave me 8 pills to insert vaginally. I was instructed to insert 4 of them 5 days after the first pill and 24 hours after inserting the first 4, i am to insert 4 more. I have not heard of this anywhere else, and the only similar instructions seem to be in the event no bleeding begins after the first 24 hours. I do not want to use all 8 if it is not necessary. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
My Abortion Pill Experience.....Detailed Breakdown
7/24/09
I found this site shortly after I found out I was pregnant and was considering the Abortion Pill. I found the different opinions to be helpful and decided that if I decided on a medical abortion with this Pill that I would document my experience as thoroughly as possible to help others make up their respective minds on such a difficult decision. I am going through Planned Parenthood for the facilitation of my abortion process.
About 10 days ago, I had my ultrasound at Planned Parenthood (PP) and learned that I was 5 weeks and 2 days pregnant. Since I had a planned vacation, PP suggested that I begin the process the day after I get back.....today. Thus far, the process has been as followed:
9:15 - Took the first pill (Mifeprex) in the PP office. It is now 10:44 and I am feeling nothing more than a slightly upset stomach...the way my stomach feels if I take aspirin on an empty stomach.
I also received the follwoing pills:
1) 4 Misoprostol (200 mcg tablets) that I am to take 24-48 hours after the Mifeprex. I am to disolve them between my cheek and gum for 30 minutes, then swallow what doesn't dissolve. This pill will facilitate the passage of the pregnancy tissue.
2) Broad spectrum antibiotic, (Doxycycline 100 mg tablets), that I am to begin taking this evening to fight potential infection. 1 pill with dinner tonight. 1 pill with dinner tomorrow night. Then 1 pill (twice a day) with breakfast and dinner until they are entirely gone.
3) Anti-nausea pills (Phenegran 25 mg tablets) that I am to take 30-60 minutes before I take the Misoprostol. According to the packet information, this medication will cause drowsiness and may be repeated every 4 hours as needed.
4) Prescription for 20 Tylenol 3 tablets (going to pick up the prescription this afternoon). I am to take "1 tablet at the onset of cramping and 1-2 tablets every 4 hours as needed). Now....after all I've read here, I don't know that I WANT to wait until the onset of cramping to take these pills. I think I'll take them at the same time I take the Misoprostol. I was also informed that I could take up to 600 mg of Ibuprofen every 4 to 6 hours to supplement the Tylenol 3's as pain medication. Maybe I'll take the Ibuprofen with the Misoprostol instead and save the Tylenol 3's for when the pain gets intense. I just don't know yet.
That's about all I have at this point. I am on my way to the store to buy lots of sanitary napkins (nothing in the vagina for 2 weeks), water and juice and a heating pad, then I have to head to work.
I work until noon tomorrow, pick up my Tylenol 3's from the pharmacy on my way home, and will take the 2nd pill tomorrow (7/25/09) when I return home. I will update more at that time, unless something happens between now and then.
7/25/09 It's the second day
7/25/09
It's the second day after taking the first pill at the clinic. No major side effects except for a little nausea that was nowhere near what I've been experiencing due to the morning sickness. I had clients so I went to work this morning until noon. I'm a massage therapist so I have a pretty physical job. My energy was much lower than usual, but still, nothing too awful. I am home now and am ready to begin the process. I will document as things occur.
12:40 - 1 Phenegren tablet (for nausea) and 1 Tylenol 3 (for pain)
1:30 - 4 tablets misoprostol placed between cheek and gum (bucally).
Disvolved quickly....within 10 minutes or so. Placed heating pad on
stomach and waited for cramps.
2:00 - Washed down remaining tiny chalky particles of misoprostol with a couple
small sips of Gatorade. Still no cramps at this point. Quick potty trip shows no traces of blood. Back in bed with heating pad on belly.
3:30 - Awake from dozing off to feel first bits of blood coming down and mild cramps. Take another tylenol 3.
4:30 - Cramps really beginning to intensify but very bearable. So far, not much worse than menstrual cramps. I can tell that I'm bleeding but I don't know how much. I'm avoiding going to the bathroom because I really don't want to see the clots I'm passing. Not sure how I'll handle that, emotionally. No nausea so far.
4:45 - Went to bathroom. Some blood on maxi pad but when I sat down on the toilet, blood and....stuff....flowed from my vagina as urine would. Some liquid stool as well. In spite of myself, I looked in the toilet. The toilet paper covered much of it but from what I could see....the water was bright red with pinkish bits of tissue on the bottom of the toilet bowl. Cramps remain like those of a menstrual period, only somewhat stronger and coming in waves. Still very bearable and not what I would call painful. Uncomfortable, maybe. Blood is flowing rather freely...when I stood up to pull my panties back up.....blood dripped onto the toilet seat. Went downstairs to walk around for a bit.
7:35 - Took antibiotic pill and 2 more Tylenol 3's. Still waiting for the intense gut wrenching pain that I've heard so much about. Maybe I'm one of the lucky ones. Maybe. Lots of blood on pad but no more gushing when I went to the
bathroom. Bleeding actually seems to be slowing. Cramps are lessening back to what my menstrual cramps feel like.
7/26/09
7:32 (a.m.) - Cramps subsided by 10:00 last night. After having slept through the night in comfort, I woke up to find that my pad wasn't even soaked through. Moderate bleeding such as I would associate with a semi-heavy period. No more pinkish tissue in toilet. Small regular looking clots on pads. I'm guessing that the worst is over which, physically speaking, was NOT very bad at ALL. Where are the lemon-sized blood clots I was told to expect? Where is the nausea? The fever and chills? The ridiculously intense pain. In fact, physically the process has been so uneventful that I'm wondering if it "took". I'm not even very low on enegy. If it weren't Sunday I could probably go to work today without a problem.
Will update more in a couple of days or sooner if anything eventful happens. I still have a good 9 days to wait for my check up. But I'm really wanting to know now if I even passed this pregnancy. I was just expecting so much more.
Please tell me if the pills
Please tell me if the pills worked. I am going through the same thing as you and feel as if they didn't really 'work.' I just took the 4 tablets yesterday, had some bleeding and a little clotting, but I expected far worse. Please let me know how everything went. Thank you!
thank you!!!
Thank you for your detailed description of your experience! It was very helpful to me because the instructions you were given are the same as the ones I am supposed to follow (same medications including the antibiotic and the anti-nausea pills). I also was instructed to take my "Miso" bucally, which most of the stories I have read describe taking the medication through other routes. Today I took the first pill around 12:40 pm. It is now almost 9 pm and I have experienced little to no side effects. I did take two extra strength rapid release Tylenols about an hour after I took the pill-- just in case. The worst thing I have experienced so far is a little diarrhea and nausea, but that could be just because today was so stressful. I was planning on going to work tomorrow and being there until about 4 pm. I'm not sure if this is going to work, because I would like to start the "Miso" around 1 pm, and from the sound of it, I should most definitely be at home for this.
But anyway, I hope I have a relatively uneventful expirience like you did and I am interested to know how your follow-up appointment goes.
Thank you for your wonderful input, it was VERY helpful to me.
-H. (first time abortion. 7 1/2 weeks pregnant)
Im scared
I honestly wish I got the procedure instead of taking these pills. I first went into the clinic and the way they made it look was as if it was going to be very easy and not painful. The first pill that stops the growth wasnt bad at all. The nurse and doctor told me to take 4 pills of misoprostol in 24 hours but before that take anti-nausea pills 30 min before. I wonder why they didnt tell me to take the pills vaginally?! instead they told me to put the 4 pills in my mouth and let it dissolve in 30 min and to swallow the remaining after, 2 pills on each side of the inside of my cheek. Then I was to wait another 30 min to take MOTRIN. Some of you got vicodin?! They told me not to throw up or it might not work. First of all waiting to let the pills dissolve in my mouth for 30 min was HORRIBLE. It tasted very bitter and chalky. Having to deal with morning sickness for 6 weeks, I wanted to puke. The anti-nausea pills werent working but I tried to focus and not puke. After a half hour I felt the immense cramping. MOTRIN BY NO MEANS DID ANYTHING! I ended up puking everywhere after I took the motrin. I was in the worst pain of my life and worst of all I was all by myself. I have a VERY high tolerance to pain but this was very traumatizing and felt as though my uterus was being ripped out of my body. I tried to get up to go to the bathroom and I fell to the ground as soon as I tried to even get up because I was in severe pain. I literally crawled to the bathroom on my hands and knees and managed to get on the toilet and sat there for 5 hours as I was screaming in agony and watching blood just pour out of me. I felt like dying because I just wanted someone to put me out of my misery. The VERY severe cramping and bleeding lasted about 8 hours or more. The whole time I was still on the toilet crying and screaming in agony. I felt like I watched the fetus exit my body in midst of all the blood and I felt more guilty and heartbroken than ever. Its been a week now and the bleeding has not stopped even though its definitely not as much as the first 8 hours of taking it. The cramping although not as severe, has not stopped either. Tampons and pads dont last more than an hour and it sucks because I take three 4 hour college summer courses and Im constantly bleeding through my tampon, pad, and jeans. I WISH I GOT THE PROCEDURE INSTEAD. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WAY LESS TRAUMATIZING! at least Id have medical staff around me and feel safe. I really though I was dying because I couldnt imagine anyone going through that much PAIN. WATCHING what felt like GALLONS of blood was traumatizing on its own thinking that your fetus is in there somewhere as its pouring out of you. I really hope the cramping and bleeding goes away but from the looks of it no one else has had much luck either. Im really scared. The doctor never told me to take it vaginally, like the rest of you because I would rather have done so and NEVER prescribed me pain meds. He only told me to go to CVS and buy motrin and I would be fine. That really pisses me off. PLEASE CONSIDER THE PROCEDURE IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING AN ABORTION. WHILE THAT MAY BE TRAUMATIZING I PROMISE YOU THIS IS MUCH MORE!
Dont Even
For all the girls who are asking for help and what not, DO NOT LET THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE INTERNET AND DO NOT KNOW YOU AT ALL AFFECT YOUR DECISION! it is YOUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE! DO NOT DARE let these people talk you out of something that you feel is BEST FOR YOU. It is YOUR BODY, YOU will be the one affected for the rest of your life, ITS ALL ABOUT YOU not these people preaching whether or not you should or shouldnt do this, BULLSHIT. I HATE these WOMEN! who do not support other WOMEN! no wonder men feel they can control us, AND OUR SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM! we dont even support each other! You women should be ashamed of yourselves, if we cannot even do what we want with our own bodies then you might as well take away all of our rights, if we dont even know whats best for us how can we possibly vote? or drive a car? or hell make simple decisions like what brand of tampons to use! come on, you people praying and all of that other bullshit need to give it a rest, go back to your housewives lives bake some fucking cookies and back the hell off.
Don't even
I don't even agree with this post.. they are just telling it like it is!!! real and the truth!!!!! why are you afraid that these girls should know what will really happen to them?
DONT DO IT I GOT VERY ILL AFTER TABLET
Hi i want to share my experience with the Abortion tablet. I was 22 at the time and i had a little girl aged 13 months and i was 5 weeks pregnant. I was a lone parent and really did not know how i would cope on my own with toddler and a newborn. I thought about what to do for 2 weeks, i went to hospital 2 times to take tablet and both times i left as i just couldnt take it.
I kept getting hassled by the father to have abortion and on the 3rd visit to hopsital i sat there crying and the midwife said ''i dont have time for this are you going to take it or not?'' so with that i shoved the tablet in my mouth and swollowed. I WANTED TO DIE. I FELT SOOO BAD ,I WANTED TO KILL MYSELF. I was riddled with guilt instantly i wanted to make myself sick, the midwife said come back in three days to take the second tablet. I ran out of hospital and cryed i did not know what to do with myself.
That evening i had a little spotting, no pain i walled the hospital and asked 'should i be bleeding alot because im not' she heard the upset in my voice "you didnt want to take it did you?" she asked, i replied "no, i didnt i feel so ashamed"
She said " we can scan you on monday to see if the tablet has worked if you like?" i prayed for the next 2 days that the tablet wouldnt work, i prayed so hard.
Monday i went to hospitla , the midwife scanned me, (this is not what they normally do, you normally take the second tablet even if the first worked or not) I was delighted to find it had not worked, but the dr told me it would not be the right thing to keep the pregnancy going as the baby could be deformed. They told me i may still lose the baby.
I kept praying , i took progestornone drink to help keep baby alive. I prayed day and night. My baby survived and he is now 2 years old called Henry. He is perfectly normal and i say thank you to god every day for my little miracle.
Please girls be sure about your decision it is the hardest one to make, but if you are to have abortion please i would only reccomend the surgical termination as i reasearched the dangers of mifpristone and there have already been 5 reported deaths from the tablet. The also dont tell you that it is not to be taken by smokers and also i would like to add i became very ill from taking it 18 months after taking it i lost nearly all my hair, i couldnt walk very well, i kept getting dizzy , passing out (dr told me its due to low progestorne caused by pill) anyways please take care and do your research. blessings, jodie
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