- If I am a very big woman (or very overweight), do I need to take more pills?
- What if I find out that I’m pregnant with twins?
- Is the abortion pill less effective if I’ve used it before?
- Can I take misoprostol while I have an IUD inserted?
- Can I take misoprostol while breastfeeding?
- Can I use abortion pills if I have HIV?
- Can I take the abortion pill if I have anemia?
- Is the abortion pill unsafe if I have had a C-section?
- If I use the abortion pill and I’m still pregnant afterwards, will the baby be born with birth defects?
- I had a previous female sterilization (tubal ligation). It didn’t work and I became pregnant. The pregnancy was in the tube (ectopic pregnancy). I am now pregnant again. Is it safe for me to use the abortion pills?
- How can I have an abortion if I have been diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy?
- How do abortion pills work?
- What does misoprostol do?
- What does mifepristone do?
- Can I use misoprostol at home?
- Can I drink water after taking misoprostol?
- Can I drink water after taking mifepristone?
- Should I take misoprostol sublingually or vaginally?
- What is the difference between taking misoprostol only and taking both mifepristone and misoprostol?
- How effective is misoprostol and how effective is misoprostol + mifepristone?
- Why do I need to take more misoprostol if I take mifepristone first?
- Will anybody know that I had an abortion using the abortion pill?
- How much bleeding and cramping is normal after taking misoprostol?
- What if I don’t bleed after taking misoprostol?
- What if I bleed too much after taking the abortion pill?
- What can I do to manage any pain after taking the abortion pill?
- Can I eat normally after taking the abortion pill?
- Can I drink liquids normally after taking the abortion pill?
- Can I drink alcohol during and after taking the abortion pill?
- How long does it take for the side effects of the abortion pill to go away?
- Is it normal to feel sick or nauseous after taking misoprostol?
- What should I do if I am still pregnant after taking the abortion pill?
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If I use the abortion pill and I’m still pregnant afterwards, will the baby be born with birth defects?
There has been no link found between mifepristone and birth defects. However, misoprostol does cause a slightly increased rate of birth defects. If you take misoprostol and you are still pregnant after taking the pills, you might have a natural miscarriage. If you do not have a miscarriage and carry the pregnancy to term, the risk of birth defects increases by 1% (one baby in 100).
References
- Clinical practice handbook for safe abortion. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014 https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/97415/9789241548717_eng.pdf?sequence=1
- FIGO's updated recommendations for misoprostol used alone in gynecology and obstetrics. FIGO; 2017 https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ijgo.12181
- Medical management of abortion. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/278968/9789241550406-eng.pdf?ua=1
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Best practice in comprehensive abortion care. RCOG. 2015. London, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. Best Practice Paper No. 2. https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/guidelines/best-practicepapers/best-practice-paper-2.pdf
- If I am a very big woman (or very overweight), do I need to take more pills?
- What if I find out that I’m pregnant with twins?
- Is the abortion pill less effective if I’ve used it before?
- Can I take misoprostol while I have an IUD inserted?
- Can I take misoprostol while breastfeeding?
- Can I use abortion pills if I have HIV?
- Can I take the abortion pill if I have anemia?
- Is the abortion pill unsafe if I have had a C-section?
- If I use the abortion pill and I’m still pregnant afterwards, will the baby be born with birth defects?
- I had a previous female sterilization (tubal ligation). It didn’t work and I became pregnant. The pregnancy was in the tube (ectopic pregnancy). I am now pregnant again. Is it safe for me to use the abortion pills?
- How can I have an abortion if I have been diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy?
- How do abortion pills work?
- What does misoprostol do?
- What does mifepristone do?
- Can I use misoprostol at home?
- Can I drink water after taking misoprostol?
- Can I drink water after taking mifepristone?
- Should I take misoprostol sublingually or vaginally?
- What is the difference between taking misoprostol only and taking both mifepristone and misoprostol?
- How effective is misoprostol and how effective is misoprostol + mifepristone?
- Why do I need to take more misoprostol if I take mifepristone first?
- Will anybody know that I had an abortion using the abortion pill?
- How much bleeding and cramping is normal after taking misoprostol?
- What if I don’t bleed after taking misoprostol?
- What if I bleed too much after taking the abortion pill?
- What can I do to manage any pain after taking the abortion pill?
- Can I eat normally after taking the abortion pill?
- Can I drink liquids normally after taking the abortion pill?
- Can I drink alcohol during and after taking the abortion pill?
- How long does it take for the side effects of the abortion pill to go away?
- Is it normal to feel sick or nauseous after taking misoprostol?
- What should I do if I am still pregnant after taking the abortion pill?
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