The type of abortion given depends on how far your pregnancy has progressed. The further advanced your pregnancy is, the more difficult and dangerous the procedure. When counting the weeks, start from the first day of your period.
UP TO 12 WEEKS a Vacuum Aspiration can be performed. It's the simplest and safest form of abortion and can be carried out in a clinic or out-patients' department with a local or general a n a e s t h e t i c. A flexible tube is inserted into the uterus through the cervix and the uterine lining is sucked out. This takes about five minutes.
AT 12-16 WEEKS a Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) can be performed. It can be done under local or general a n a e s t h e t i c depending on the duration of the pregnancy and can be done on an outpatient basis, although it may mean staying overnight. The operation takes about 30 minutes. The cervix is dilated and a vacuum tube is inserted into the uterus. The tube is connected to a pump which sucks out the womb lining and the f o e t a l material. You may be given drugs to help the uterus contract, and may experience stomach cramps after-wards.
AFTER 16 WEEKS an abortion involves an induced labor which is painful physically and emotionally. A saline solution or the hormone p r o s t a g l a n d i n is injected into the amniotic sac through your tummy. You then have to wait for labor to begin, which can take anything up to 24 hours. You will experience painful contractions as if you were in a normal labor and o x y t o c i n may be given or cervical rods used to speed up labor. A Dilation and Curettage (D&C) may then be given to make sure there's nothing left in the uterus and you will probably have to stay in hospital for about three days.
UP TO 12 WEEKS a Vacuum Aspiration can be performed. It's the simplest and safest form of abortion and can be carried out in a clinic or out-patients' department with a local or general a n a e s t h e t i c. A flexible tube is inserted into the uterus through the cervix and the uterine lining is sucked out. This takes about five minutes.
AT 12-16 WEEKS a Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) can be performed. It can be done under local or general a n a e s t h e t i c depending on the duration of the pregnancy and can be done on an outpatient basis, although it may mean staying overnight. The operation takes about 30 minutes. The cervix is dilated and a vacuum tube is inserted into the uterus. The tube is connected to a pump which sucks out the womb lining and the f o e t a l material. You may be given drugs to help the uterus contract, and may experience stomach cramps after-wards.
AFTER 16 WEEKS an abortion involves an induced labor which is painful physically and emotionally. A saline solution or the hormone p r o s t a g l a n d i n is injected into the amniotic sac through your tummy. You then have to wait for labor to begin, which can take anything up to 24 hours. You will experience painful contractions as if you were in a normal labor and o x y t o c i n may be given or cervical rods used to speed up labor. A Dilation and Curettage (D&C) may then be given to make sure there's nothing left in the uterus and you will probably have to stay in hospital for about three days.
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