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Is Termination Of Pregnancy Possible After Taking Mifepristone And Misoprostol Pills?
Question: i was wondering how effective a single 200 mg of mifepristone taken orally is followed by 4 200 mg of misoprostol 24 hours later dissolved under the tongue would be for a pregnancy 2 to 3 weeks? After misoprostol, bleeding occured and little clots happened but bleeding has subsided and is only small now and misoprostol administration happened 32 hours ago.
Brief Answer:
Termination has likely occurred
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Mifepristone followed by misoprostol are given for termination of pregnancy of less than7 weeks.
It is very effective( approximately in 98% cases), if correctly taken.
After the administration of misoprostol, there is bleeding for 5-7 days.
Initially, the bleeding is associated with clots and gradually it decreases in quantity.
You do not need to worry, and if the bleeding is very less, then you should get a ultrasound done to confirm whether the termination of pregnancy has occurred or not.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
You can get back to me with the ultrasound report so that I can guide you further.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN
Maternal and fetal medicine specialist
Termination has likely occurred
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Mifepristone followed by misoprostol are given for termination of pregnancy of less than7 weeks.
It is very effective( approximately in 98% cases), if correctly taken.
After the administration of misoprostol, there is bleeding for 5-7 days.
Initially, the bleeding is associated with clots and gradually it decreases in quantity.
You do not need to worry, and if the bleeding is very less, then you should get a ultrasound done to confirm whether the termination of pregnancy has occurred or not.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
You can get back to me with the ultrasound report so that I can guide you further.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN
Maternal and fetal medicine specialist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Deepti Verma
OBGYN, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Practicing since :2009
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