Conditions during abortion by Misoprostol (Cytotec) abortion pills

If you considering to have a medication abortion, you have to understand possible risks of this procedure.

Any procedure you apply to yourself without proper information may be unsafe. The medication abortion is procedure where correct information help to avoid complications. Please read carefully and seek the medical help as soon as possible if you will have some from these symptoms.

Common treatment in all cases is vacuum aspiration. In case you live in country with strict law against abortion, you need to tell the medical staff you had a miscarriage. Nobody can see you induce your abortion. Don't forget remove all signs of pills if you use vaginal method.

Is recommended arrange your medication abortion. You have to have enough free time and should not go to work during abortion hours. The bleeding after use Misoprostol (Cytotec) abortion pills usually starts 3-5 hours after the first dose is taken. Next, bleeding should be heavy and during this heavy bleeding cramps may be visible. More, you will feel yourself uncomfort, may have fever, pain, and/ or nausea. This is reasons why is not recommended go to work. As soon as you become feel good you may return to your normal routine.

You may feel strong pain during abortion. In this case you can use general painkillers like paracetamol, aspirine or diclofenac that decreases menstruation pain. Do not take other medicine because some of pain relief medication might counter the contraction of the womb and uterus and influence the use of Misoprostol (Cytotec).

It's important do not stop after first dosage of Misoprostol (Cytotec) pills even you begin bleeding. You must take the next dosage despite the blood loss you have. The second dosage increase the effect of pills and reduce possibility of incomplete abortion. Abortion is complete when no tissue remains in the uterus. Only one dosage not enough for it. When abortion will be successful, you will feel less cramps and pain in compare with time after the first use Misoprostol (Cytotec) pills.

In case you have heavy bleeding

Symptoms of heavy bleeding: your bleeding need more than 2 maxi sanitary pads per hour and continue more than 2 hours. You feeling dizzy; light-headed can be a sign of large blood loss. This is dangerous for your health, and you have to seek help of medical staff.

Incomplete abortion?

Symptoms of incomplete abortion: heavy or persistent bleeding usually with persistent severe pain. You have to seek the medical staff help.

The case of infection

Symptom of infection: you have a fever (more than 38 degrees Celsius) continue more than 24 hours, or your fever is more than 39 degrees. You have to seek help of doctor. Usually treatment for high fever is antibiotics.

Anyway, if you think you have (or may have) a complication you should to go to a hospital immediately. For women that dare to go to doctor or hospital, in case of complications treatment may be too late.

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In case you will loose a lot of tissue, blood, and foetus (the foetus size depends on the duration of the pregnancy), which can be recognized as such. It can be quite distressing to see for you. When use Misoprostol (Cytotec) abortion pill after 9 weeks of pregnancy it is much more important. Please try be not alone.