Now Is the Time to Learn About Self-Managed Abortions, a.k.a. Abortion Pills
glamour.comGlamour spoke with a leader in reproductive law and consulted peer-reviewed research to bring you everything you need to know about abortion pills.Mifepristone and misoprostol are both medications that are proven both safe and highly effective at inducing miscarriage within 10 weeks of pregnancy.
In the United States, they are usually prescribed as a pair when used for self-managed abortion. However that —which is much cheaper and easier to obtain—is for first-trimester self-managed abortion when used alone.
Misoprostol has other common uses as well, such as for the treatment of ulcers, which is part of why it is so much more widely available.
blocks the progesterone hormone, which keeps pregnancy from progressing, while misoprostol induces uterine contractions to expel the pregnancy.
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