However, all surgery carries some risk. Some of the complications of surgical abortion can include infection, damage to parts of the reproductive system and excessive bleeding.
The female reproductive system is made up of the:. To have a surgical abortion, the cervix must be opened wide enough to allow the surgical instruments into the uterus. The clinic you go to for an abortion will tell you about what type of anaesthetic it can offer you, and how you should prepare for it.
To have this procedure you need to be in your first trimester first three months of pregnancy. This means you are 12 weeks pregnant or less. Your cervix opening is gradually widened with rods of increasing size and a slim tube is then inserted into your uterus.
The pregnancy the fetus and the placenta is withdrawn with gentle suction. Another instrument called a curette is used to check the uterus is empty. For a termination of a pregnancy after 12 weeks gestation, for instance in the second trimester, the procedure is similar to that of a first trimester abortion, but your cervix is prepared differently. This can involve:. Better Health Channel has more information about Abortion in Victoria.
Complications occur in around three per cent of surgical abortion cases. The risk of complications depends on how many weeks pregnant you are. Abortions performed in the first trimester are the safest. Most surgical abortions are performed in the first trimester. An incompetent cervix can cause problems in later pregnancies, because it is too weak to remain fully closed under the weight of a growing pregnancy. These last two complications are rare, because surgical abortions are undertaken by experienced surgeons.
Be guided by your clinic as to how to care for yourself and reduce your risk of infection after a surgical abortion.
Generally, the following suggestions apply for two weeks after your procedure, or a few days after bleeding has stopped :. This page has been produced in consultation with and approved by:.
Some abortion services in Victoria offer reduced fees to students, healthcare card holders and those experiencing financial difficulty.
In Victoria, you can have two types of abortion: surgical and medication. Both types are safe and reliable. You can have a medication abortion up to nine weeks of pregnancy. You can have a surgical abortion from around six weeks of pregnancy onwards. Mifepristone, also called RU or the 'abortion pill', is used to terminate end a pregnancy up to nine weeks.
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The information and materials contained on this website are not intended to constitute a comprehensive guide concerning all aspects of the therapy, product or treatment described on the website. A number of women who have used the abortion pill have died due to sepsis full body infection.
First trimester surgical abortions are performed between 6 and 12 weeks. As opposed to a medical abortion performed with drugs, a surgical abortion requires a surgical procedure. See below for a detailed description. This is the most common surgical abortion procedure. Because the fetus is larger, the doctor must first stretch open the cervix using metal rods.
Opening the cervix may be painful, so local or general anesthesia is typically needed. After the cervix is stretched open, the doctor inserts a hard plastic tube into the uterus, and then connects this tube to a suction machine.
The doctor may also use a loop-shaped knife called a curette to scrape the fetus and fetal parts out of the uterus. Surgical abortions during the second trimester performed between 12 and 24 weeks.
This surgical abortion is done during the second trimester of pregnancy. At this point in the pregnancy, the fetus is too large to be broken up by suction alone and will not pass through the suction tubing. In this procedure, the cervix must be opened wider than in a first trimester abortion.
This is done by inserting numerous thin rods made of seaweed called laminaria a day or two before the abortion. If you are 12 to 14 weeks pregnant, you also will receive a medication called misoprostol, which softens your cervix to make dilation easier.
This portion of the visit takes about 20 minutes. If you are less than 12 weeks pregnant, the oral medications need 45 to 60 minutes to be most effective. You will be awake, but well relaxed. You may stay in your room or wait in the reception area. We have magazines and portable stereos; you may want to bring something to read or a CD to occupy your wait time, which will be 45 to 60 minutes. If you are 12 to 14 weeks pregnant, the misoprostol needs two to three hours to work. We will page you when it is time for you to return to the clinic.
When you return, we will give you oral medications, including Vicodin, Valium and ibuprofen, and ask you to wait an additional 30 to 60 minutes for those to fully relax you. Continue reading.
Your support person can be right next to you for the whole procedure. Use a speculum to view inside your vagina 2. Clean your vagina and cervix with gauze soaked in soap 3. Apply numbing medication to your cervix 4.
Dilate your cervix, the tight opening to your uterus, with thin metal rods 5. Insert a narrow flexible tube into your uterus 6. Apply gentle suction to the other end of the tube to remove all of the pregnancy tissue. Toward the end of the procedure, you may feel a cramp that feels similar to a menstrual cramp in your uterus, as it is shrinking down to its usual size. Most of the procedure time is spent preparing your body for the procedure. The suction portion only takes about a minute and the entire procedure takes around 15 to 20 minutes.
After the procedure, you should remain resting for a few minutes. You will probably have some cramping and spotting. We will provide you with a heat pack and a menstrual pad as well as juice and crackers.
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