Facts That You Must Know About Medical Abortion Pills

By Alxa Roffel


Abortion is one of the most talked about activity nowadays, but it is still a lot difficult for women to find the right information about abortion simply because there are a lot of controversies surrounding it. However, you need to understand that abortion is not simply a choice of an individual but a lot more than it.

Mifepristone is popular as the scientific name of the drug, however, the drug is also popular by its manufacturing name i.e. RU-486, that was founded by Roussel Uclaf. France is known as the first country that provided the abortion pill initially, after which it also began to be sold in different parts of the world.

In the medical terms, abortion is referred to as a lot of things. It is termed as an immediate solution for abortion otherwise also known as miscarriage; it may have occurred due to shock or trauma that has affected the foetus internally, in this case the body itself terminates the pregnancy. It is also found to occur when the foetus is known to have a lot of genetic problems or diseases.

Mifepristone that you may find being sold outside U.S is sold by the Exelgyn Laboratories in France under the name Mifegyne and is known to be used for a lot of medical purposes. This includes for the termination of pregnancies up to 7-9 weeks of gestation period, also used for the softening and dilation of the cervix before medical abortion, when used for terminating the pregnancy of 13-24 weeks it is known to be used in the combination of gemeprost and sometimes it is also used to induce labor pain in case of miscarriage of the foetus while still being inside the uterus.

Next you have the elective abortion method, which is often opted by the mother for several reasons and this therefore is known to face a lot of controversies and negative reviews too. There are different methods of getting an elective abortion; it includes surgical method, chemical method and the herbal method. Herbal method was long ago stopped even before getting the abortions done became legal. Herbs like pennyroyal and tansy were used to get rid of the foetus in the body; this was known to have a lot of risks.

However, one of the most common processes that follow the consumption of the abortion pills is inhibiting the growth of progesterone hormone, which plays a very important role in the pregnancy process. As this happens the uterine lining begins to shed and the cervix gets softened, which is then followed by bleeding. The bleeding process indicates that the abortion process has begun due to the blockage of the hormone.

Moreover, there are processes that involve induced miscarriages where the drugs can be injected or given orally to get the abortion done. Lastly you have the chemical abortion technique, where the pregnant women is given doses of abortion pills or drugs such as the mifepristone or Mifeprex followed by misoprostol to complete the process of abortion.

Concerning this there was an act formed under the name UR-486 Suspension and Review Act. It is also found that religious communities too have protested against the usage of mifepristone, in various parts of the world. Therefore, it becomes very important to ensure that the drug is sold after proper administration from a professional medical specialist.




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