Abortion Pill

ABORTION PILL INFORMATION IN GRASS VALLEY, CA

LivingWell Medical Clinic provides free pregnancy services and abortion pill information in Grass Valley, CA. If you’re considering abortion, or your options, we can help.

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The Abortion Pill is a common early abortion method in the United States. It actually uses two different drugs to induce abortion.

Abortion Pill Cost

According to the Guttmacher Institute, the abortion pill costs on average $504. While some patients qualify for low-or no-cost abortions, many women face costs of over $1,000 for these pills. In California specifically, the LA Times pegs the average at a higher average cost of $604 per patient.

ABORTION PILL USAGE

This drug regimen is approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for use in women up to 10 weeks after the start of their last menstrual period.1

DO NOT BUY THE ABORTION PILL OVER THE INTERNET. You should not buy the abortion pill over the Internet because you will bypass important safeguards designed to protect your health. The drug has special safety restrictions on how it is distributed to the public. Also, drugs purchased from foreign Internet sources are not the FDA-approved versions of the drugs, and they are not subject to FDA-regulated manufacturing controls or FDA inspection of manufacturing facilities. To learn more about buying drugs safely, please see Buying Prescription Medicines Online: A Consumer Safety Guide [PDF]

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

You should not buy the abortion pill over the Internet because you will bypass important safeguards designed to protect your health.

Prescription drugs have special safety restrictions on how they are distributed to the public. Also, drugs purchased from foreign Internet sources are not the FDA-approved versions of the drugs, and they are not subject to FDA-regulated manufacturing controls or FDA inspection of manufacturing facilities.

To learn more about buying drugs safely, please see Buying Prescription Medicines Online: A Consumer Safety Guide [PDF]

ACTION

The first medication blocks progesterone. Progesterone is a hormone that is necessary for the pregnancy to survive. Without progesterone, the embryo eventually dies. The second medication  causes cramping, expelling the embryo and uterine contents.2

SIDE EFFECTS

Cramping and bleeding are expected. Bleeding may be like a heavy period. Bleeding can last 9 to 16 days and possibly up to 30 days. Other possible side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, chills, weakness, dizziness, and headache.3

COMPLICATIONS

Possible complications include heavy bleeding requiring surgery to stop the bleeding, and serious infection. Before taking any medication, you should discuss the risks with your doctor and know what to do if complications arise.4  Learn more about complications and risks.

FOLLOW-UP

It is important to follow-up with your doctor 1 to 2 weeks after taking this medication regimen to see if an abortion has occurred and to assess for complications.5

 

The content on this page has been reviewed by our Nursing Director Eva Fisher

– BSN, RN, FCP

LivingWell Medical Clinic Nursing Director

 

References

1. U.S. Food & Drug Administration. (2016, March 30). Mifeprex (mifepristone) Information. Retrieved April 18, 2019, from http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatients
andProviders/ucm111323.htm. 

2. U.S. Food & Drug Administration. (2016, March 30). Mifeprex (mifepristone) Information. Retrieved April 18, 2019, from 
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatients
andProviders/ucm111323.htm.

3. U.S. Food & Drug Administration. (2016, March 30). Mifeprex (mifepristone) Information. Retrieved April 18, 2019, from 
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatients
andProviders/ucm492705.htm.

4. U.S. Food & Drug Administration. (2016, March 30). Mifeprex (mifepristone) Information. Retrieved April 18, 2019, from 
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatients
andProviders/ucm492705.htm.

5. U.S. Food & Drug Administration. (2016, March 30). Mifeprex (mifepristone) Information. Retrieved April 18, 2019, from 
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatients
andProviders/ucm111323.htm.