Risks of Abortion Pills

When women find themselves pregnant, what is the first thing that they usually think about when they are not yet ready? Most women would probably feel scared at first but after some time, they would start thinking about possible solutions on how they can possibly get rid of the fetus on their uterus. Abortion is the most probable solution that people will think about. Surgical abortion can be a bit traumatic for a lot of people. This is the reason why they would rather take chemical abortion pills.

What Is An Abortion Pill?

An abortion pill is something that pregnant women should take so that the fetus will be taken out from the uterus. There are two types of drugs that women would need to take at different times. The first drug is called methotrexate and the other drug is called misoprostol. Methotrexate is the drug that would have to be taken by the mother with the presence of the doctor. Lately, it has been proven that it will be more effective if it is injected. A few days afterwards, the second drug, the misoprostol would also need to be placed on the vagina. What the misoprostol does is it makes sure that the muscles contract and the fetus will be forced out of the uterus.

What Are the Risks of Abortion Pills?

There are some people who do not know that this can only be taken during the first trimester of pregnancy. Those who would take it later than that will probably be disappointed because it will not work anymore. Other risks that people undergo are the following:

• Heavy bleeding
• Infection
• Partial parts of the fetus are left behind
• The abortion is unsuccessful

Heavy bleeding is already expected because the contents of the uterus would need to be taken out. There are just times when the bleeding is already too much that it can be dangerous for the pregnant woman. Some women have undergone hemorrhaging that was so extreme that blood transfusion should be done to ensure that the pregnant woman will be saved. Infection on the other hand sometimes happens because of the unhygienic process by which the abortion pills have been placed inside the body. There are instances when people develop certain allergies as well although studies show that the allergies are not from the pills themselves. When partial parts of the fetus are left behind and when the abortion is not successful, there is a need for the woman to still undergo surgical abortion that can be dangerous.

There are also instances when the fetus will still survive all types of abortion procedures and they will end up with still a living baby. When this happens, there is a possibility that after undergoing the process of taking abortion pills as well as other surgical procedures, the baby might have numerous effects that will definitely affect the child later on.

Always remember that prevention is always better than cure. It will still be best to know more on how you can practice safe sex so that you would not have to worry about abortion. When you are blessed with a child although it is unplanned, you should still realize that a child is a blessing and not a burden.