There are three steps to take before deciding on abortion. Confirm your pregnancy, understand abortion risks, and learn more about abortion before making a decision. You deserve the facts.
We’re here to provide accurate information that will help protect your health, safety, and peace of mind.
1. Confirm Your Pregnancy Details
Confirm your pregnancy details to safeguard your health. You should confirm your pregnancy with both a pregnancy test and an ultrasound. The ultrasound will determine how far along you are and alert you to any potential complications.
At Care Net LVNM, we offer no-cost pregnancy tests and ultrasound referrals. Schedule an appointment today to begin the confirmation process and receive a no-cost ultrasound referral if you qualify.
2. Understand the Risks
There are two main types of abortion: medical and surgical abortion. Both abortion procedures come with physical risks that could impact your health.
A medical abortion consists of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, that work to terminate an existing pregnancy. Potential risks of this type of abortion include:
- An incomplete abortion (may require surgical treatment).
- An ongoing pregnancy if the procedure doesn’t work.
- Heavy and prolonged bleeding.
- Infection.
- Fever.
- Digestive symptoms such as upset stomach.
A surgical abortion includes dilating the cervix and using suction and surgical tools to remove the pregnancy. According to Mayo Clinic, possible risks of surgical abortion include:
- Perforation of the uterus
- Damage to the cervix
- Scar tissue on the uterine wall
- Infection
3. Options Education
Abortion is a major decision, so it’s important to be fully informed before making up your mind. We can help answer your many pregnancy options questions in a safe and non-judgmental space. We offer education on all your pregnancy options.
Schedule a no-cost and confidential pregnancy confirmation appointment with us to know what’s next.