Mifepristone..."The Abortion Pill": The Facts

I found out i was pregnant a week ago and went to the local planned parenthood where they confirmed a 6 week pregnancy. however, they then told me that since the doctor was out of town, i would have to wait another week and five days to actually have my abortion. initially, i wanted the medical abortion, and still believe it is the right decision of the two. however, after reading all of these stories, and also being so much more far along than i was at first, i am terrified of the experience. i am supposed to take the first pill in about six days. the local pp wasnt very supportive, and almost all the info ive read about these pills are contradictory (effectiveness, safety, when you can take them, etc) so i am feeling very alone and confused. the idea of inducing a miscarriage is nauseating to me, but i dont feel like there is any better option. any support would be great, i am completely in the dark.

i just found out im pregnant and figured out i wanted to do the abortion pill, the thing that worries me is..is the abortion pill a good way to end pregnancy because i heard about numerous deaths and im scared of that so should i worry about that? Or will it be fine when i take it? i never had an abortion before its my first time i had my period last in the last week of may and it ended june 5th..today is july 3rd how many weeks preg would that be and when is too late to take the pill how many weeks in? i just really need to know cuz im scared and i want to get this done but i know once its done and over with ill regret doin the abortion but i know if i keep it ill get kicked out and i cant tell my parents especially my dad cuz ill get kicked out..i dont have money for a kid right now i dont know im emotionally stressed out sooo much...can someone help answer my questions it would mean so much and make me feel better...thank you

I am doing the abortion pill in four days, i am sooo scared!!! Any Advice? I am only a couple weeks pregnant...

i am schedualed to take my first pill tomrrow at 1 im nervous...i know this was the right choice for me im just nervous my little sisters graduation is on sunday the same day im schedualed for my next set of pills....i dont kno if i will be able to make it...also i am nervous about seeing the fetus in the blood clots that come out has anyone seen them?

I am 20 years old and found out I was pregnant in late February 2008. I first took 2 pregnancy tests, which tested positive. The next step was calling Planned Parenthood. They informed me that there were two options for the abortion process. Option 1 was the surgical procedure which involved local anesthesia and a sucker like tube inserted into the vagina. Option 2 was the pill abortion which is performed in your own house. I chose the pill abortion simply for the fact that I could preform most of the "procedure" in my own home and that it didn't involve instruments inside my uterus. You must be under 9 weeks pregnant in order to use the pill abortion. Before deciding whether to go through with it, I scheduled an ultrasound to see how far along I was and to give me a few days to think about it. I strongly reccomend having an ultrasound prior to the abortion scheduling, just to give you time to think and make a logical decision that is not rushed while sitting in the room. I had my ultrasound on a Thursday. It was not painful, just slightly uncomfortable. They insert a probe into your vagina for this process. I found out I was about 6 weeks along. I thought about it for a couple of days and finally decided to have the abortion on a Saturday. They will most likely give you another ultrasound just to confirm. I had to answer many questions to ensure I was prepared and informed about what I was doing. The nurses at Planned Parenthood were very nice and did not judge at all. After that they give you all the information and instructions you will need. You have to do a small finger prick to test your blood for positive or negative blood type. Once that is done they give you some crackers and water to eat. A dr. comes by and pops the first pill in your hand and asks you to swollow it and show her that you did. After that you are free to go home with all the information they gave you. I had no side effects from the first pill at the Dr.'s office. They said some bleeding and some cramping could be possible. I spent the rest of the day doing normal activities and just waiting. The next day (24 hours later as instructed) I prepared myself for the second part of the process. I ate a small breakfast, took a vicadin in adavance to prepare myself for the pain, placed an ace heating bandage on my belly and wore the most comfortable clothes possible. I then sat on the bathroom floor, inserted the 4 pills between each gum and cheek and waited the 30 thirty minutes as instructed. During the 30 minutes I was just anxious and became slightly light headed with some hot flashes. At the end of the 30 minutes you are instructed to swollow what is not dissolved. And thats where it all begins. The second I tried swollowing the remainder of the pills I became extremely sick to my stomach. I immediately threw up and felt like I had to poop really bad. I tried sitting on the the toilet but became so light headed and sick it was almost impossible. I began bleeding quite a bit and the heating pad was only making things worse. I called my mom and told her I needed her to come be with me. It was the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. I was so uncomfortable, with pains shooting through my vagina, my abdomen, up my back and I was extremely fatigued. At first, I thought something was going wrong and I needed to go to the hospital. My mom found me on the bathroom floor, half naked and curled up in pain. The only way I can describe it is that has to be what childbirth is like. Extreme pain that cannot be eased no matter what. I also felt like my bottom was going to rip open for some reason. Its a deep intense squeezing pain inside your stomach. I was sweating and running a fever. Luckily, this only lasted about an hour for me. As quickly as it had all began, the pain just dissppeared. I suddenly came to and felt much better. My mom helped me get up change clothes and layed me in bed. The rest of the day I just felt extremely fatigued with mild cramps, but nothing like the ones I had been experiencing. I bled for about 3 weeks later off and on, but very light. My recommendations: take your vicadin regularly as directed, drink lots of water, DONT DO IT ALONE, and take 2 days off after starting the 2nd set of pills. You will bleed alot that first day and pass some clotts (expecially when wiping). You must use pads, which suck because you feel like everyone can tell and you change them frequently. 2 weeks later you do a follow up ultrasound to confirm the pregnancy was aborted. My personal experience was that I felt it was the right decision, and I still believe it was. It should not be used as a form of birth control or taken lightly. There are some side effects, and most likely emotional trauma afterwards. If I ever accidently become pregnant again, i could not have another abortion. That pain was unbearable and I could not do it again, ethically. It is extremely painful, extremely emotional, and needs to be well thought out. The decision is a personal one but take time in making it. I dont believe you will ever feel 100% about your decision, but think it through.

i am nineteen and just took the second part of the abortion pill today. i dissolved the 4 pills in my mouth at around 4 this afternoon, and about an hour later began to bleed intensely. i am/was 6 weeks pregnant, so there is more blood being released than what i had expected. i had the smallest painless cramp the first hour before i started to bleed, and now i am just going to the bathroom frequently. my boyfriend and i both made the choice for me to take the abortion pill only because i was less than 7 weeks pregnant. if i had been more, i would have kept the baby and given it up for adoption. the first few hours that i have experienced so far are incredibly personal and emotional, but it's also a good feeling knowing that i have gotten it taken care of. i'm just waiting for this insanely heavy bleeding to subside, because then as far as i've been told from a friend who has taken the pill, the bleeding winds down to a period-like bleeding. i wish you luck :)

I have an appointment this Friday to go take the first pill. I am so nervous being 20years old and not really sure what to expect. This is something I do not want to do but its what I have to do.neither my boyfriend or myself can support a child,I mean we still live at home. This was such an accident and we were using protection it just didn't work I guess. I have no idea what I am supposed to be expecting, where do you bleed am I supposed to sit on a toilet for hrs or do I wear a pad I'm so confused. Just wondering if anyone has any other facts they can share.

and my story is one that would fill anyone with dread. Last year I found out that I was pregnant for the fourth time but knew something wasn't quite right. I had feelings that I'd never experienced before and they really frightened me. I became super protective over my own child but hated others and couldn't be near them. There were really bad pains too, down my back and underneath. I made the decision to abort and at my first scan was told that there was just an empty bag of water inside me. I was given the first pill in hospital and felt fine afterwards, then 2 days later went back into hospital to have the second pill (4 pessaries) and had to remain there until the nursing staff decided it was ok for me to leave.
About 2 hours after the pessaries, I started to bleed, not heavy at first but enough to upset me. I felt a clot come out but it wasn't a normal looking clot, very pale, almost pink in colour and not that big. A few hours later some more small clots came out and after the nursing staff examined them I was allowed home. I assumed that was it, although I knew I had to return for a follow up scan 2 weeks later.
I bled like a normal period for 8 days and then it stopped. I assumed that all was ok... more fool me. During my follow up scan, which had to be done internally, I was told that the bag was still there along with some other debris (clots)... great. After all the prodding and poking I started to bleed again.
A week later I had another scan, bag and bits still there so I was then referred to another hospital for a surgical procedure. At this hospital, when they looked through the notes they advised that a surgical for just an empty bag could damage my womb... hmmm no thank you. So I was then given another pill and sent home.
This carried on for almost 2 months, no bleeding but then a sneeze or cough would make me pass a clot or start bleeding again.
In total, I'd had 5 scans and bled for over 2 months. I finally passed the products of conception (empty bag and placenta) but it took just over 2 months.
If anyone reading this has the same situation of an empty gestational sac, I would strongly suggest letting nature do it's thing as it will pass on it's own before 20 weeks anyway.

well i found out i was pregnant when i peed on a stick i made the decision of aborting because i already have a wonderful 16 month old child and im not stable to bring another child into this world(fianaclly..i made the appointment with planparent hood... wensday april 30th i had a sonogram it said i was 6 weeks, so i deccided to do the pill becuase i was scared of the surgical it didnt look or feel safe to me.. i took the first pill at the doctors office i felt fine i only had nausea but didnt throw up jus felt like it.. then the whole day i was fine feeling a little sick in my stomach but it was nothing it just made me very sleepy. then the next day at 12:30 i took the 2nd part of the pill they told me to hold it in my cheeks and gums for an half hour so i did.. immediatly after that i felt cramps but not as bad as i thought it wouldve been..had bleeding and diarreha a common side effect.. i felt the "fetus" come right out the biggest blood clot i ever seen.. but anyway i had heavy bleeding for about 4 hours after that it was light..now im perfectly fine going in 2 weeks to find out if everything is ok.. i honestly feel fine mentally emotinally and physcially i think its because i got pregnant by a guy i didnt really care for like that and i really didnt think to much of the fetus i just thought of it as a problem that needed to be resolved. and thats my story hopefully women dont get scared by the storys u read on this blog but the 37 year old women that got endocrimotis (watever) it says on the list if ur over 35 not to take the pill so its not the pills fault that, that happened i see it as that was her fault she shouldve read more into the medical abortion.. this method is the best and its awesome so i suggest if your no more then 8 weeks do the pill,..

what happens if you take the first pill then change your mind? I have already taken the first one and understand that it stops the hormones but is it now too late?