the
abortion
pill
how the abortion pill works
The abortion pill, also know as RU486, is an artificial steroid that interrupts progesterone, a hormone crucial to the early progress of pregnancy (1). By blocking progesterone, the embryo is deprived of nourishment and dies. It detaches from the uterine wall and may be expelled in a similar fashion to a heavy period. Some patients have reported seeing tiny embryo body parts or tissues.
The patient returns to the clinic for a check-up to ensure all tissues have been completely expelled. Another drug may be administered if abortion is not complete or a surgical procedure may be indicated.
RU486 is an artificial steroid that interrupts progesterone, a hormone crucial to the early progress of pregnancy (1). By blocking progesterone, the embryo is deprived of nourishment and dies. It detaches from the uterine wall and may be expelled in a similar fashion to a heavy period. Some patients have reported seeing tiny embryo body parts or tissues.
The patient returns to the clinic for a check-up to ensure all tissues have been completely expelled. Another drug may be administered if abortion is not complete or a surgical procedure may be indicated.
side effects
not recommended for clients with
possible risks
Abdominal Pain
Nausea
Severe Cramping
Vomiting
Fever & Chills
Dizziness
Anemia
Bleeding Problems
An IUD In Place
High Blood Pressure
Heart Disease
Ectopic Pregnancy
Failed/ Incomplete Abortion
Need of Additional Medical Services to Stop Bleeding
Seeing Embroyonic Parts Expelled
Possible Life-Threatening Infection
abortion pill side effects
Abdominal Pain
Nausea
Severe Cramping
Vomiting
Fever & Chills
Dizziness
not recommended for
clients with
Anemia
Bleeding Problems
An IUD In Place
High Blood Pressure
Heart Disease
Ectopic Pregnancy
abortion pill possible risks
Failed/ Incomplete Abortion
Need of Additional Medical Services to Stop Bleeding
Seeing Embroyonic Parts Expelled
Possible Life-Threatening Infection
The Abortion Pill Will Not End An Ectopic Pregnancy
If you have already taken the abortion pill and have since changed your mind, contact www.abortionpillreversal.com or call 1-877-558-0333 for a nearby clinic.
References
1. Pedersen, W. (2007). Childbirth, abortion and subsequent substance use in young women: a population-based longitudinal study. Addiction, 102 (12), 1971-78.
2. Coleman, P.K. (2005) Induced abortion and increased risk of substance abuse: a review of the evidence. Current Women’s Health Reviews, 1 (21), 21-24.
3. Curley, M., Johnson, C. (2013). The characteristics and severity of psychological distress after abortion among university students. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, dol: 10.107/s11414-013-9328-0.
Coleman, P.K. (2010). Late-term elective abortion and susceptibility to posttraumatic stress symptoms. Journal of Pregnancy, Retrieved on
Sulliman S, Ericksen T, Labuschgne T, de Wit R, Stein D, Seedat S. (2007). Comparison of pain, cortisol levels and psychological distress in women undergoing surgical termination of pregnancy under local anesthesia versus intravenous sedation. BMC Psychiatry, 7:24 doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-7-24.
4. Gissler, M., et al. (2005). Injury deaths,
5. Fergusson, D.M., Horwood, J., Ridder, E.M. (2006). Abortion in young women and subsequent mental health. Journal of Child
6. Franke, L. Bird, The Ambivalence of Abortion (New York: Random House Inc., 1978) p. 63. See also Reardon, Aborted Women, 45.
7. Strahan, T., “Portraits of Post-Abortive Fathers Devastated by the Abortion Experience,” Assoc. for Interdisciplinary Research in Values and Social Change, Nov./Dec. 1994.
