How do abortions work

Suction abortion is the most common kind of abortion procedure.

Before your abortion, you’ll get pain medicine to  help with cramping. You may be able to get sedation during the abortion. With some kinds of sedation, you’re awake but super relaxed, and with others you are completely asleep. You’ll also get antibiotics to help prevent infections.

A nurse or doctor may give you medication to help open your cervix before your abortion. Sometimes they also put small dilator sticks called laminaria into the opening of your cervix a day or a few hours before your procedure. The laminaria absorb fluid from your body and get bigger, which slowly stretches your cervix open.

In the procedure room, there will be a staff person there to help the doctor or nurse and support you during your abortion.  

During a suction abortion procedure, the doctor or nurse will:

• examine your uterus
• put a speculum in to see into your vagina
• inject a numbing medication into or near your cervix
• stretch the opening of your cervix with a series of dilating rods if you haven’t had them put in earlier
• insert a thin tube through your cervix into your uterus
• use a small, hand-held suction device or suction machine to gently take the pregnancy tissue out of your uterus
• they may also use a small surgical tool called a curette to remove any tissue that’s left in your uterus, or check to make sure your uterus is totally empty.  

Once your abortion is over, you’ll hang out in a recovery area until you feel better and are ready to leave.

This type of abortion only takes about 5 to 10 minutes. But your appointment will take longer because you’ll need to have an exam, read and sign forms, and stay in the recovery room afterwards for up to about an hour.

Thinking about birth control? You can get an implant, shot, or prescription for birth control while you’re there. Some doctors, abortion clinics, and Planned Parenthood health centers can put an IUD in your uterus right after your abortion, during the same procedure.

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