Ever wondered what happens after you swallow a pill? How does it travel through your body and work its magic? Let’s take a closer look at this fascinating process.
Script: When you take a pill, the journey begins as it travels down your esophagus, reaching your stomach. In the stomach, the pill starts to dissolve in the acidic environment. This stomach acid breaks down the pill into smaller particles, making the active ingredients available for absorption. From here, the partially dissolved pill moves into the small intestine.
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Medical abortions, or abortion pills, now account for more than half of abortions in the U.S. Following the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade – the 1973 court case that established a woman’s the right to choose an abortion – attention has turned to abortion pills.
I explain how misoprostol and mifepristone work together to terminate a pregnancy, as well as the potential side effects of a medical abortion.
0:00 Pill-based abortions are more popular than ever
0:29 What are abortion pills?
1:23 How do abortion pills work?
2:19 How effective are medical abortions?
2:38 Are there any side effects or risks?
3:56 What happens to pill-based abortions now that Roe v Wade has been overturned?
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In Episode 3 of our series on safe abortion, learn how an abortion with pills works and how you can safely self-manage a medical abortion at home. This video is part of an eight-chapter instructional series co-produced by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and HowToUseAbortionPill.org. The intention behind these videos is to help ensure that abortion with pills is conducted in a safe, accessible, secure, and respectful manner. In these videos, we’ll be taking you through a helpful guide on what to expect before, during and after an abortion with pills.
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Lesson 3: How does an abortion with pills work?
An abortion with pills, also known as a medical or medication abortion, is a safe and common method of abortion. Millions of women all over the world safely and successfully use pills to end pregnancies every year. Many people prefer an abortion with pills because it can be done privately within the comfort of their home, is non-invasive, can feel more natural, and is similar to a spontaneous miscarriage.
There are two types of medications used for abortion: mifepristone and misoprostol. An abortion with pills works better if both of these medications are taken together. However, if mifepristone is not available, misoprostol alone will also work to end a pregnancy and is still safe. We will review both options in this video series.
Mifepristone and misoprostol cause the opening of the uterus to relax and the walls of the uterus to contract. This results in bleeding and cramping, which pushes the pregnancy out of the body, just like a miscarriage. Most women experience bleeding and cramping that’s similar to a heavy menstrual period and lasts several hours.
Some women go to see a medical provider, like a doctor or midwife, to get information about an abortion with pills and obtain the necessary medications. Then they go home to take the pills and manage the process themselves. Some women may decide to get information and pills in other ways. So long as the proper instructions are followed and quality medications are used, an abortion with pills will work to end a pregnancy almost every time.
Severe complications are extremely rare. An abortion with pills is so safe that most women successfully manage the process at home without any problems.
Almost everyone can have an abortion with pills – including young women, older women, women with and without children, women who have had an abortion before, women who are pregnant with twins, women who have had Caesarean deliveries, and women who are breastfeeding. Regardless of your age or weight, the dose stays the same and the pills will work equally well.
There are very few contraindications and they are very rare. If you know you have an ectopic pregnancy, which is a rare condition where the pregnancy is outside the uterus, abortion pills will not work to end the pregnancy, so you need to see a health care worker. If you have been told you have a medical condition called porphyria or problems with your adrenal glands, which are both very rare conditions, you should not do an abortion with pills. If you have an IUD in place, it should be removed before using abortion pills.
Many countries have laws surrounding the availability of abortion and the use of abortion pills. To learn more about the abortion laws in your setting, see HowToUseAbortionPill.Org.
In our 2 next videos, we will explain how to take both mifepristone and misoprostol or misoprostol alone to have an abortion before 13 weeks. Abortions 13 weeks and beyond require a different approach.
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Birth control pills, prescribed by doctors, prevent pregnancy by thickening cervical mucus, thinning the uterine lining, and preventing egg release. These pills work by providing hormones from the outside, preventing pregnancy. To avoid 99% of cases, take these pills daily at night, preferably around the same time every day.
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● Dr. Deepthi Jammi is the Director of “Jammi Scans” (Formerly Chennai Women’s Clinic & Scan Center) located in T. Nagar, Chennai.
● She is a Gynaecologist and an expert at performing pregnancy scans.
● She has a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Fetal Medicine. Over a period of 12 years,
she has performed over 100,000 pregnancy ultrasound scans.
● Her core skill set is to help women conceive, have a safe pregnancy and deliver a healthy baby (in collaboration with OB/GYNs).
● At Jammi Scans, we have the facility to perform various scans like Early pregnancy scan, NT scan to detect Down syndrome, Anomaly scans to detect any abnormalities in fetal development.
● Dr.Deepthi has successfully managed many mothers requiring advanced interventional procedures such as Amniocentesis, Fetal Reduction, NIPT, Intrauterine Blood Transfusion (IUT) and Chorionic Villus Sampling.
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How do abortion pills work? Mifepristone and Misoprostol work together to end and expel a pregnancy. They work by effecting the hormones that are necessary for a pregnancy. You can acquire them via telemedicine or at a medical clinic. There is some pain or discomfort involved similar to strong cramps or a miscarriage. Speak with a medical professional before making any decisions regarding abortion, Mifepristone, or Misoprostol.
