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06/12/2007

Question:

with medication abortions what are the risks and how is the procedure or steps you have to take and is there any side affects?

Answer:

Medical abortion is a safe method of pregnancy termination. The exact protocol and medications that can be used depend on how pregnant the woman is. The risks of medical abortion is the need of surgical abortion if the medication is unsuccessful or if heavy vaginal bleeding occurs and, rarely, infection.

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Response by:

University of Cincinnati Arthur T. Ollendorff, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Arthur T. Ollendorff, MD