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How an abortion is done
What happens during an abortion
There are 2 types of abortion, medical or surgical.
Medical abortion
A medical abortion can be done in a clinic, or sometimes at home if you're less than 10 weeks pregnant.
When you have a medical abortion, a doctor prescribes 2 medicines ("abortion pills"), called mifepristone and misoprostol.
You then need to:
- take 1 mifepristone tablet
- wait 1 to 2 days
- take misoprostol – misoprostol may be tablets that dissolve in your mouth, or tablets you insert into your vagina
Around 4 to 6 hours after the second medicine, the pregnancy should begin to be passed (come out) through the vagina.
If the pregnancy does not come out completely, you may need more medicine.
Talk to a doctor or nurse about prescribing an extra dose of misoprostol.
Important: Do not buy abortion pills online
You will not know if abortion pills bought online are genuine or harmful. They need to be prescribed by a doctor.
Surgical abortion
A surgical abortion is usually done after 10 weeks of pregnancy, but can be done before.
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