By Alan Bradd


As far as Abortion pills are considered, it is a medicine or a drug that has to be taken orally by the women during the early stages of pregnancy. Mifeprex is the drug that one refers to when the consumption of abortion pills are concerned. It is a combination of two abortion compounds that includes misoprostol and mifepristone.

Earlier when clinical tests were performed before the abortion pill was approved every women that followed this abortion method was found to deal with the above mentioned side effects. However, with the introduction of the RU-486, it was found that only one among the 14 women that became a part of the tests experienced severe bleeding and was recommended medical attention.

RU-486 is a drug that was developed in France, which is otherwise known as Mifepristone. The purpose of this drug is to keep a check on the progesterone, which is a hormone that helps in maintaining the pregnancy. Once the abortion pills are consumed, it reduces the production of progesterone and it sheds the uterus lining. It is often found in certain women, this process also leads to some bleeding too.

The Mifepristone is the first drug that weakens the foetus attached to the womb, by separating the lining of the embryo and the second drug, misoprostol is taken to cause contractions or cramps, that leads to bleeding, which expels the unborn foetus out of the body. There is a time schedule followed in between the consumption of these two drugs, one should take the second drug within 24-72 hours of consuming the first one. Remember in case it doesn't lead to abortion it can cause birth defects thus, it is advised to take surgical abortion in you find no results. It is also advised to women to have a follow up visit to check if the abortion has occurred or not within 2 weeks of taking the pills.

You also need to remember that the Mifeprex is a prescription drug and it must not be available for the public even when the licensed pharmacies are considered. Along with this the label also has caution information that it can only be administered by professional medical practitioners.

Some women do see slight bleeding after the consumption of the first drug i.e. Mifepristone. However, you need to be assured that the amount of bleeding that occurs in women shall differ from one woman to another. Moreover, it is also found that some women do not see any bleeding after the consumption of the first drug, whereas others might undergo heavy bleeding, similar to what they have during periods.

The subsequent abortion drug misoprostol is known to give rise to cramps and it might also lead to bleeding too. It is often found that a woman might start bleeding within twenty minutes of consuming this pill. Within six to eight hours of taking misoprostol, a woman might experience lot of extreme cramping too. There are a lot of often that are found to go through nausea and vomiting too as side effects of consuming the drug.

Along with this, it is also found that a majority of the women that are willing to consume this drug have concerns about the complications they might have to deal with after the consumption of the drug, which is an important aspect when compared with the secondary emotional and social political effects.




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