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Important: Call the clinic if you
1- Soak through one (1) heavy protection maxi pad every hour
for three hours or
2- Soak two (2) pads per hour for two (2) hours.
3- No bleeding within 24 hours after using misoprostol,
as this may indicate an Ectopic Pregnancy (Pregnancy in the tube).
4- If the pregnancy is not fully expelled
from the uterus (womb), it could cause serious infection or
other complications.
5- Abortion pill, and especially misoprostol is known
to cause fetal malformations. Therefore you must complete the abortion, either
medically or surgically, once the medications have been administered.
6- Abdominal pain or "feeling sick" more than 24 hours after taking Misoprostol.
7- Fever. In the days after treatment, if you have a fever of 100.4F or higher that lasts more than 4 hours, you should contact us right away. Fever may be a symptom of a serious infection or other problem (including ectopic pregnancy).
Dos and Don'ts for the time
between the abortion pill and your second appointment:
- Do use maxi pads ("heavy protection" type for when you insert
the misoprostol).
- Do NOT use tampons until your final clinic appointment. Tampons will block
the passage of the clots and tissue and worsen the cramps, and can even cause
infection.
- Do NOT have sexual intercourse or douche until after your
final appointment to avoid pregnancy and infection.
Last Step -the abortion is not complete until after the ultrasound on
the final visit. If medical abortion fails, MFPI Clinic's physician will determine
whether to give you more misoprostol pills or to perform a surgical abortion.
There is additional charge for surgical abortion.
Remember, these drugs cause serious deformities and the abortion must be completed. Please read our pamphlet to explain our completely unique surgical abortion done without any instrumentation, and the procedure generally takes less than one minute.
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