Educate Yourself on Surgical Abortion Procedures

 While that's indeed a scary percentage we are looking at, in this article, we take a look at the  Normally the type of abortion procedure utilized is determined by the lady's stage of pregnancy.

Surgical methods are known by the terms of - aspiration, dilation, evacuation and extraction. A brief summary of all these surgical abortion procedures is given to familiarize people with their available options.Aspiration is a surgical abortion procedureperformed during the first 6-16 weeks gestation period. The cervix is numbed and through a surgical instrument the contents of the uterus is drained out. When the cervix is widened, a tube is inserted into the uterus to suction out the contents: fetus and placenta. Recovery requires staying at the clinic briefly. Some side effects of the surgical abortion procedure include cramping, nausea, sweating, feeling weak.

Dilation and evacuation is a surgical abortion procedure performed post 16 weeks gestation. Mostly, a day prior to the actual procedure, a laminaria or synthetic dilator is inserted inside the cervix. Atenaculumis used to keep the cervix and uterus in place and cone-shaped rods are used to go through with the dilation process. A tube is inserted to remove the tissue from the lining,the lining is frayed to remove any residuals. Lastly it is suctioned to remove other remnant particles.

Now, let's move on to the last surgical procedure: dilation and extraction

This process is used after 21 weeks it is commonly known as D & X/Partial Birth Abortion among other names. 48 hours before this, a laminaria is inserted into the vagina to dilate the cervix. Thereafter, the fetus is revolved and through forceps the fetus is brought out. With a tiny incision at the base of the skull a suction catheter is allowed inside. The catheter revolves the insides until the skull collapses, thereafter the fetus is taken out. The side effects are akin to the ones experienced during dilation and evacuation. But, there is a heightened chance of emotional problems from the grim sordid reality of nurturing a baby and letting it go.

Abortion is a complicated process. There are a lot of complications involved and this is why even if you have to undergo abortion, you need to make sure that you do it as early as possible. The later the process of abortion is carried out, the more are the risks to the patient.