Mifepristone

medications, mifepristone and misoprostol. This method can be used up to 70 days after the first day of a woman’s last menstrual cycle. It is a very effective method, but a follow up appointment is made to ensure that it was successful, and if it was not then more medicine is given or they do a surgical abortion. There are three steps to using the abortion pill. The first step is mifepristone, which you will be given along with some antibiotics at the clinic you go to. Mifepristone is used to…

popularly known as ‘the pill’, are medically known by Mifepristone, which is a medication that works by blocking hormone progesterone. Thus, causing the lining of the uterus to break down and the pregnancy cannot continue. This is followed by another pill called misoprostol, which causes the womb to contract. This contraction causes cramping and bleeding, like a miscarriage. The pain is said to be no worse than menstrual pain. Mifepristone can be used up to twenty-four weeks of pregnancy. For…

mother will be medically assessed to determine which way of termination would be the most effective. If the mother is ten-to-twenty four weeks, she has the option to take “the abortion pill” which is called mifepristone. This medicine is followed up with a dose of misoprostol. The mifepristone blocks the uterus from the hormone progesterone. This causes the uterus to break down, causing the pregnancy to terminate. The misoprostol causes the…

If there was a choice between saving one life or saving two lives, the majority of the population would choose to save two. In today 's culture, it seems as though taking the life of an unborn child is easy, and is not really a big deal. Although abortion is altogether terrible, the choice to make it illegal will only make it abundantly worse. While many people view abortion as taking away the life of one human, making it illegal could potentially be taking the life of two. Most people have…

“Since the legalization of abortion in 1973, there have been approximately 50 million abortions performed in the United States” (Pro-Life Action). An abortion is the process of terminating a fetus before birth. In the United States, obtaining an abortion was illegal starting in 1899 and was finally made legal in 1973 with the help of Roe V. Wade. Jane Roe was a codename for an organization called The Abortion Counseling Service of Women’s Liberation. This organization was made by a group of…

been presented where there are pros and cons to this process. There are two types of abortion: medical abortion and surgical abortion. Medical abortion requires two pills. One of the pills is mifepristone, which causes the embryo to detach from the uterine wall. Two days later after the consumption of mifepristone, a pill called misoprostol contracts the uterus to remove the embryo from the body. Surgical abortion only takes 15 minutes for…

Abortion. Do you know what it is? Well whether you do or not you should read this. It may change your mind about abortion for the better. Yes abortion may be legal in the state you live in, but does that make it right? Don’t think so. So if you’re interested in learning more about abortion, read this. Why do people think abortion is right? Abortion is a very powerful topic and many people have different outlooks on it. Abortion is a cruel act of killing the fetus while in the mother’s womb.…

Abortion For many years the topic abortion has become very controversial. Whether it is supported by those who believe that women should have a choice to have an abortion if they wanted, because it is a constitutional right. While opposed by those who believe that having an abortion is immoral murder to an unborn baby. Abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy followed by the death of the embryo or fetus (Merriam-Webster). Abortion laws date back to the 1800’s and have continuously…

Cushing’s Syndrome is an endocrine disorder caused by elevated levels of cortisol in the body. The endocrine system is made up of several different glands which produce hormones that regulate various functions of the body. The adrenal glands, located at the top of each kidney, are responsible for the production of cortisol. Cortisol is essential in the regulation of blood pressure, and cardiovascular function. Cortisol also aids the body’s stress response, and helps to metabolize proteins,…

the room in terror. For each trimester of pregnancy there are different types of procedures. In the first trimester there is: Methotrexate and Misoprostol (MTX), Mifepristone and Misoprostol, Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA), and Aspiration. MTX is a type of medication that can be taken in the first seven weeks of pregnancy. Mifepristone and Misoprostol is also a medication taken in the first seven weeks but is the most commonly known as “the abortion pill.” MVA is an actual procedure that can be…