What Is The Abortion Pill?
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I heard on the news that there was some controversy over the abortion pill. What exactly is it? How does it work? How far into your pregnancy can you use the abortion pill?
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Monday 5th of April 2010 12:54:14 AM
The morning after pill should be taken as soon after unsafe intercourse as possible. Preferably within 48hrs. It is a hormone that works by preventing implantation of a fertilised ovum (egg).
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Monday 15th of March 2010 09:38:21 AM
There is not an abortion pill, what happens is some medication are potential higher risk to induce a miscarriage, and they are vulgar called as abortion pills coz at some point of the cientifical studies they got to be tagged as potential risk to pregnant women suffer a miscarriage if they take these substancies since they are pregant. They are selled ilegaly with the fuction of make easy an abortion, and they are called like that coz this pills induct the labor work.
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Saturday 27th of March 2010 12:31:52 AM
According to medical wikipedia: (Abortion pill) Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid compound used as a pharmaceutical. It is used as an abortifacient in the first two months of pregnancy, and in smaller doses as an emergency contraceptive. During early trials, it was known as RU-486, its designation at the Roussel Uclaf company, which designed the drug. The drug was initially made available in France, and other countries then followed—often amid controversy. It is marketed under tradenames Mifegyne and Mifeprex.
According to medical sciences: The abortion pill is a medicine that ends an early pregnancy. In general, it can be used up to 63 days — 9 weeks — after the first day of a woman's last period. Women who need an abortion and are more than 9 weeks pregnant can have an in-clinic abortion.
The name for "the abortion pill" is mifepristone. It was called RU-486 when it was being developed.
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