Abortion is a very serious decision for any woman, because it's not just about planning children, it's about the health of a woman, her ability to have children in the future, if she wants to. The timing of the abortion is the main condition that must be observed if it becomes necessary to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy. Despite the fact that now many women believe that it is possible to have an abortion at any time, this is far from the case. In gynecology for everything there is a time, including for abortion.
For women who decide to have an abortion, the terms are set by the doctor, based on the characteristics of the body, life situation and medical indications. Terms for abortion can be early (that is, up to 12 weeks) or late (that is, after 12 weeks of pregnancy). At the earliest possible dates, as a rule, drug abortion is carried out, but late surgery can not do without serious surgical intervention.
Medical abortion - terms
If a decision is made to conduct a medical abortion, the time limit can not be more than 42-49 days of pregnancy. This period is calculated from the last day of the last monthly period. According to official instructions, doctors should not perform a tablet abortion, the terms of which are not met. However, there is evidence that it is medically effective and safe to get rid of unwanted pregnancy for up to 63 days of amenorrhea (absence of menstruation).
It is important to remember that the effectiveness of abortion with medicines depends on the period of its conduct: here the principle "the earlier, the better" operates. Conducting a medical abortion at a later date may lead to incomplete abortion, prolonged bleeding. In some cases, pregnancy can even continue to develop. The effectiveness of this procedure, in general, is 95-98%.
Abortion on a small period is optimal for 3-4 weeks of pregnancy. In order not to miss this period, it is necessary to determine the pregnancy as early as possible.
Vacuum abortion - terms
If a woman does not have time to make a sparing abortion with medications, or the need for this procedure arises after the pregnancy has exceeded 6 weeks, the doctor can offer a so-called mini-abortion. This type of abortion is carried out using an electric pump or manual suction.
Often women are wondering if a vacuum abortion is considered to be possible and safe for as long as possible. On safety, this type of abortion is fully correlated with abortion drug, and these types of interventions are considered to be minimally dangerous for women, since they exclude the probability of perforation of the uterus . Vacuum-aspiration is usually performed between 6 and 12 weeks of pregnancy, when the fetus is almost not formed.
Early surgical abortion
In some cases, abortion for a period of 12 weeks is done by scraping. In this case, first dilate the cervix, and then scrape its wall with a curette. This procedure can be carried out for up to 18 weeks (up to a maximum of 20 weeks).
Abortion on a long term
The maximum term of abortion, which can be carried out at the request of a woman, is 12 weeks. After 12 weeks and until 21 weeks of pregnancy, abortion is possible for social reasons (for example, if a woman becomes pregnant as a result of rape). After 21 weeks of pregnancy, abortion can be performed exclusively for medical reasons, that is, when the fetus has severe pathologies, or it requires the state of health of the mother. The later terms of abortion (the deadline of 40 weeks) are characterized by the use, mainly, of the method of artificial delivery of labor.