What does medical abortion mean?

A woman’s pregnancy should be a happy event, but for some women, an unexpected pregnancy is a very painful thing. If you accidentally get pregnant, you have to solve the problem through abortion. There are many ways to have an abortion. No matter which method you choose, it will cause harm to the woman’s body. Medical abortion is a relatively common abortion method. Many people still don’t understand medical abortion. What does medical abortion mean? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. What does medical abortion mean?

Medical abortion, also known as drug abortion, refers to the use of mifepristone tablets plus misoprostol to terminate early pregnancy. It has been widely used in clinical practice in recent years. In the early stages of pregnancy, abortion can be achieved without surgery by injection or medication. The use of drugs to terminate pregnancy is a new development in the past 20 years. Currently, the commonly used drugs are mifepristone tablets and misoprostol in combination. The former causes degeneration and necrosis of the uterine decidua and softening of the cervix, while the latter excites the uterus and causes uterine contraction, thereby promoting the expulsion of the embryo.

2. Principle

Medical abortion is suitable for terminating a pregnancy within 49 days. After using the drug, the activity of progesterone in the body decreases, causing miscarriage. The drug is then used to cause the uterus to contract strongly, forcing the pregnancy tissue out of the body.

Medical abortion is a method of using drugs to cause degeneration and necrosis of the uterine decidua, soften the cervix, and simultaneously cause the uterus to contract, forcing the embryo out of the body. During this process, the patient will feel pain in the lower abdomen due to uterine contractions, and the pain will vary depending on individual tolerance.

3. Suitable for the crowd

1. Healthy women under 40 years of age who voluntarily request to terminate their pregnancy, whose menstruation has stopped within 49 days and whose pregnancy is confirmed to be intrauterine.

2. No history of chronic disease or allergic asthma.

3. Those who are confirmed positive by B-ultrasound examination and urine pregnancy test.

4. Women who have not received glucocorticoid treatment in the past 3 months.

4. Taboo groups

1. Mifepristone Contraindications

Endocrine diseases (such as adrenal diseases, diabetes, thyroid diseases, etc.), abnormal liver or kidney function, blood diseases or thrombotic diseases, hypertension, etc.

2. Prostaglandin drug contraindications

People with heart disease, glaucoma, asthma, gastrointestinal disorders and allergies.

3. Pregnant women with intrauterine contraceptive device.

4. Suspected ectopic pregnancy.