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How To Terminate Pregnancy?
Question: My last period was on last month december 19th, and went for home pregnency test it came positive. Yesterday night 10pm i took "Mifegest 200mg" tablet. But, till now I dint get any bleeding or any changes in me. What should I have to do now other than going to doctor?
Brief Answer:
Mifegest alone will not help.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
Mifegest 200mg alone will not cause any bleeding or abortion.
For an abortion there are separate abortion kits available after prescription by a gynecologist.
It is life threatening to try and abort the pregnancy on your own.
It is essential to have the pregnancy confirmed by a gynecologist .
It must be exactly dated too.
Next, medical abortion pills are to be taken as per prescription and correct schedule that your doctor explains to you.
I can explain the general protocol to you, but again, taking them without consulting a doctor is not just illegal, but potentially life threatening.
Generally, 1 tablet of Mifepristone is taken orally.
24 hours later, 2 tablets of 200 mcg Cytotec are taken orally or vaginally followed by 2 more such tablets another 24 hours later.
After this procedure, bleeding and cramping might start within 24 - 48 hours, and continue for upto 2 - 3 weeks.
It is also vital to have a follow up ultrasound scan to check that the abortion pills worked and the uterus is empty, after 15 days of taking the tablets.
Failing to take these precautions , there are risks such as - infection, uncontrolled bleeding, retained products, undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy etc.
And if these steps are followed, the pills work in more than 95 % of cases.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
Mifegest alone will not help.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
Mifegest 200mg alone will not cause any bleeding or abortion.
For an abortion there are separate abortion kits available after prescription by a gynecologist.
It is life threatening to try and abort the pregnancy on your own.
It is essential to have the pregnancy confirmed by a gynecologist .
It must be exactly dated too.
Next, medical abortion pills are to be taken as per prescription and correct schedule that your doctor explains to you.
I can explain the general protocol to you, but again, taking them without consulting a doctor is not just illegal, but potentially life threatening.
Generally, 1 tablet of Mifepristone is taken orally.
24 hours later, 2 tablets of 200 mcg Cytotec are taken orally or vaginally followed by 2 more such tablets another 24 hours later.
After this procedure, bleeding and cramping might start within 24 - 48 hours, and continue for upto 2 - 3 weeks.
It is also vital to have a follow up ultrasound scan to check that the abortion pills worked and the uterus is empty, after 15 days of taking the tablets.
Failing to take these precautions , there are risks such as - infection, uncontrolled bleeding, retained products, undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy etc.
And if these steps are followed, the pills work in more than 95 % of cases.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
As u guided i took 2 tablets of misoprostol 200mg today morning around 11.30am.. And i have started bleeding today only at around 8pm.. should i hav to take another 2 tablets of misoprostol tomorrow morning after my breakfast or not necessary?
i dont have a heavy bleeding till now but i am having clots in my bleeding and i dont even have stomach ache or cramps but there is a sort of unusual sensation...so please guide me for my next step...
i dont have a heavy bleeding till now but i am having clots in my bleeding and i dont even have stomach ache or cramps but there is a sort of unusual sensation...so please guide me for my next step...
Brief Answer:
Take rest of two tablets after 24 hours.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
You should take rest of the two tablets also and in case there is a heavy bleeding with clots then do consult your gynecologist for proper medicines to stop the excessive bleeding. Do get an ultrasound scan done after a week to confirm that the abortion is complete.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Take rest of two tablets after 24 hours.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
You should take rest of the two tablets also and in case there is a heavy bleeding with clots then do consult your gynecologist for proper medicines to stop the excessive bleeding. Do get an ultrasound scan done after a week to confirm that the abortion is complete.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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