How to find the best private abortion clinics
Many abortion clinics say they are private. But are they speaking about their financial structure or about the experience for the patient? Unfortunately, many clinics operate by scheduling a high volume of patients to come in at the same time. Women entering a clinic to get an abortion are often surprised to find a waiting [...]
Continue reading...Question: Is bleeding for three weeks after a medical abortion normal?
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 by drjoan
Question: I had a medical abortion (mifepristone/mifeprex) starting on September 14. On September 23 I stopped bleding and started spotting the next day. On October 3rd I started bleeding again and up until today 3 weeks I have not stopped bleeding. Is this normal? Do I need to go to a doctor? Sometimes I do feel tired and now my [...]
Continue reading...Question: I got pregnant after taking Plan B – can I continue the pregnancy?
Thursday, October 13th, 2011 by drjoan
Question: Hi Dr. Joan, I had a medical abortion first of July, then got paranoid & took plan B on 10th july to make sure I was protected after having sex. I just found out I am 6 weeks pregnant & trying to make decision what to do. I would like to keep the baby. [...]
Continue reading...Question: What is the safest and easiest abortion procedure?
Sunday, October 9th, 2011 by drjoan
Question: Hi I am currently set to have an abortion in three days, but i do have really really bad anxiety. i have both surgical method and the pill method before in the past, but do to other events my anxiety has increased dramatically since the, and with that comes this fear that i will [...]
Continue reading...Question: Can you pls tell me the name of the drugs used in abortion pill
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 by drjoan
The abortion pill is a common name for a combination of pills used to terminate early pregnancy. The first medication is Mifepristone (other names are Mifeprex®, or RU486). Mifepristone blocks the hormones of pregnancy, and causes the pregnancy to start to detach from the uterus. The second medication is Misoprostol or Cytotec®. Misoprostol causes the uterus [...]
Continue reading...What is early abortion?
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 by drjoan
Questioner: Kimber Subject: What is early abortion? Question: Just wondering what you would consider an early abortion? My friend wants some information. Answer: Dear Kimber, Thank you for your question about early abortion. Typically, early abortion is defined as under 10 weeks of pregnancy, although first trimester abortion (up to 12 weeks) is sometimes also [...]
Continue reading...What are the most natural methods of abortion?
Monday, February 28th, 2011 by drjoan
Name: Renamae Question: What are the most natural methods of abortion? Dear Renamae, Thank you for your question about natural methods of abortion and herbal abortion. Our website has a page devoted to natural abortion that I think you will find helpful. The best website for the specific herbal regiment to use is sisterzeus.com. [...]
Continue reading...Abortion Pill: What to Expect
Monday, January 31st, 2011 by drjoan
There are many misconceptions – both favorable and unfavorable - about the Abortion Pill. Some women assume that taking a pill to end a pregnancy will be considerably easier than having a procedure. They think that the Abortion Pill will simply bring on their late period, maybe with some tolerable cramping. On the other side, women [...]
Continue reading...Abortion Pill Step #7: Having the miscarriage at home
Saturday, October 16th, 2010 by drjoan
One of the advantages of the abortion pill is that you can generally plan for the time that you will have the miscarriage. You should take the misoprostol tablets 24-72 hours after taking the mifepristone in the doctor’s office. Once you take the misoprostol, the miscarriage usually starts within a few hours. You may have [...]
Continue reading...Abortion Pill Step #6: What to expect when you miscarry the pregnancy
Saturday, October 16th, 2010 by drjoan
The pills that you take for termination of early pregnancy will cause you to have a miscarriage at home. At Early Options, we will explain in detail what to expect. We will also send you home with medications to help make you comfortable. If you take the medications the way we prescribe, you will hopefully avoid [...]
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011 by drjoan