If you swallowed the pill more than 1 hour ago, then it was probably absorbed. If you took the pill less than 1 hour ago, the dose of the Mifepristone should be repeated along with an anti-nausea medication.

Yes. The process is most effective when the mifepristone and misoprostol are both used.

The misoprostol should still be used if you haven’t already cramped and bled and expelled the pregnancy, but there is no need to repeat the dose of mifepristone.

This happens most often with very early pregnancies. There is nothing to worry about and a little more time is often all that is needed. In this case, options include waiting another 24 hours or calling us if you still haven’t bled, or dispensing a second dose of misoprostol immediately.

Yes. The pills are still safe and usually effective if swallowed. If you haven’t had any bleeding within 48 hours, give us a call.

Yes, bleeding with a medication abortion is usually heavier than a period and often accompanied by clots. The heaviest bleeding typically occurs 2-5 hours after using misoprostol and usually slows within 24 hours. Some people, however, bleed heavily for up to 48 hours and may pass clots days or even weeks later.

On average, people bleed for 9 -14 days following a medication abortion. Some people bleed or pass clots for as long as 4 weeks. After the first few days of heavy bleeding some people will have little or no bleeding, some will have bleeding that stops and starts, and others will have bleeding similar to a menstrual period for several weeks.

Low-grade fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and flu-like symptoms are all side effects of misoprostol and should resolve within 6 hours of using the misoprostol. The fevers, chills, and cramping caused by misoprostol can be alleviated by using Ibuprofen 600mg.

NOTE: If symptoms have occurred for more than 24 hours after using misoprostol, then you should be evaluated for a possible infection.

Medication abortion does not have any long-term impact on a person’s health or fertility. Most people will ovulate within two or three weeks and will resume menstruation within four to five weeks after the abortion. So, you can become pregnant within weeks of having a medication abortion.

It is important to schedule a follow-up appointment after the abortion pill. By means of an ultrasound or pregnancy test, you’ll find out if the pill worked as it should.

The chances of infertility, premature births, ectopic pregnancies, or any other pregnancy complications care not increased by taking the abortion pill in the past.

Most symptoms of pregnancy will be gone within 24 hours. Nausea tends to last the longest, but is usually gone within 72 hours.

It’s uncommon for someone who took the abortion pill to need an aspiration procedure afterward. In fact, only 3-7% of patients required the procedure depending on which week of pregnancy they took the pill during.

In general, you should wait at least two weeks to have sex again after the abortion pill. Also, you can get pregnant right after taking the abortion pill so practice safe sex. When it comes to drinking, you should wait a couple of days for the side effects of the abortion pill to wear off.

If you take a bath too soon after the abortion pill you risk getting an infection, so be sure to wait a couple of days before taking a bath. You don’t have to go without bathing, you can take a shower without worrying about infection. It’s important to make sure you’re not home alone when you shower, since you may be feeling lightheaded or dizzy from the pill.