{"id":1394,"date":"2024-06-01T16:16:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T16:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.womensabortionclinicpretoria.co.za\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2024-06-01T16:27:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T16:27:03","slug":"how-does-the-abortion-pill-work-how-to-get-it-take-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womensabortionclinicpretoria.co.za\/?p=1394","title":{"rendered":"How Does the Abortion Pill Work? 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A medical abortion is a series of prescription pills you take over 2 days \u2014 first, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensabortionclinicpretoria.co.za\/?page_id=8\"><u>mifepristone<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(Mifeprex), and then\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensabortionclinicpretoria.co.za\/?page_id=8\"><u>misoprostol<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(Cytotec).\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\">Other terms people use for these medications are:\u00a0<\/p><ul class=\"sc-4983bc2e-2 vrWFP\"><li class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 eIgWYK sc-4983bc2e-3 dUfTlt re-text\"><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\">Abortion pills<\/p><\/li><li class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 eIgWYK sc-4983bc2e-3 dUfTlt re-text\"><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\">Medication abortion<\/p><\/li><li class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 eIgWYK sc-4983bc2e-3 dUfTlt re-text\"><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\">RU-486<\/p><\/li><li class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 eIgWYK sc-4983bc2e-3 dUfTlt re-text\"><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\"><u>At-home abortion<\/u><\/p><\/li><li class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 eIgWYK sc-4983bc2e-3 dUfTlt re-text\"><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\"><u>Plan C<\/u><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cbf894 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cbf894\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9fa154\" data-id=\"a9fa154\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5af3ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5af3ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 bLILev re-text\">How is the \u2018abortion pill\u2019 different from Plan B?<\/h3><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\">The abortion pill is\u00a0<i>not<\/i>\u00a0the same as\u00a0<u>Plan B<\/u>. Plan B is an emergency contraception pill, also known as \u201cthe morning after pill.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\">Here\u2019s how they\u2019re different:<\/p><ul class=\"sc-4983bc2e-2 vrWFP\"><li class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 eIgWYK sc-4983bc2e-3 dUfTlt re-text\"><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\"><b>Emergency contraception (EC):\u00a0<\/b>This medication\u00a0<i>prevents<\/i>\u00a0a pregnancy. EC blocks fertilization, even if you have sperm and an egg inside you. If you\u2019re already pregnant, EC will\u00a0<u>not cause an abortion<\/u>, and it will not harm the fetus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 eIgWYK sc-4983bc2e-3 dUfTlt re-text\"><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\"><b>The abortion pill:\u00a0<\/b>These medications\u00a0<i>stop<\/i>\u00a0a pregnancy that\u2019s already in progress and make the pregnancy come out of your body.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-304a7ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"304a7ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6082552\" data-id=\"6082552\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427b818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"427b818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 jXiuOG re-text\">How does the \u2018abortion pill\u2019 work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38125e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38125e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\">Here\u2019s what a typical medical abortion schedule looks like:<\/p><ul class=\"sc-4983bc2e-2 vrWFP\"><li class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 eIgWYK sc-4983bc2e-3 dUfTlt re-text\"><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\"><b>Day 1 \u2014 mifepristone:<\/b>\u00a0On the first day, you take a 200 mg pill of mifepristone by mouth. This medication blocks progesterone, a hormone your body needs to grow a pregnancy.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 eIgWYK sc-4983bc2e-3 dUfTlt re-text\"><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\"><b>Day 2 or 3 \u2014 misoprostol:<\/b>\u00a0In this period, you take four 800 mcg pills of misoprostol, which dissolve in your cheek or vagina. This medication causes your body to push the pregnancy out of your uterus.<\/p><\/li><li class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 eIgWYK sc-4983bc2e-3 dUfTlt re-text\"><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\"><b>Days 7 to 14 \u2014 follow-up:<\/b>\u00a0You need a follow-up visit to check that you\u2019re no longer pregnant.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fff2130 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fff2130\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e070ee4\" data-id=\"e070ee4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e3334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05e3334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 jXiuOG re-text\">How effective is the abortion pill?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13dd9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d13dd9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\">If you take both mifepristone and misoprostol, the abortion pill is very effective at ending a pregnancy that is less than 10 weeks. Overall, it ends a pregnancy\u00a0<u>more than 97%<\/u> of the time. The earlier you take it during pregnancy, the better it works. Pregnancies closer to 11 weeks may need a top-up dose of misoprostol to help complete the abortion.<\/p><p class=\"sc-1pf85vx-0 dvvqNU re-text\">The follow-up visit after 7 to 14 days is to make sure the abortion pill works. If it hasn\u2019t worked, then you may need a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensabortionclinicpretoria.co.za\/?page_id=10\"> <u>surgical abortion<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(procedure) to terminate the pregnancy.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654dbe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"654dbe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How and where to get the pill<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4b93c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d4b93c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exactly\u00a0<a class=\"sc-19xr78-0 PkzGF sc-4983bc2e-0 kTBmud\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womensabortionclinicpretoria.co.za\/?page_id=12\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\"><u>how and where<\/u><\/a> you can get abortion pills depends largely on which town you live in<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the \u2018abortion pill\u2019? 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