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If you think you might be pregnant, we encourage you to confirm it with a lab-quality pregnancy test before taking the abortion pill. At Cecil Pregnancy & Family Resource Center, we offer these tests for free, and walk-ins are always welcome!

If you or someone you know is contemplating taking the abortion pill (see https://ccpregnancycenter.org/blog/facts-on-the-abortion-pill/  to learn more information about what the abortion pill is), please consider reading this first before making the decision. The abortion pill has several other names: RU-486, Missed Period Pill, Medical Abortion, & Chemical Abortion. It’s important that you know the risks involved and potential side effects taking this pill could cause. We also highly suggest that you see a doctor in person—please avoid any telehealth or internet orders.

These are some of the risks associated with the abortion pill:

  • Your body may not release all the fetus tissue in the uterus
  • Heavy and prolonged bleeding
  • Blood clots in the uterus
  • Infection
  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Digestive symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea

It’s also important to note if you have any of these conditions listed below please do not attempt to have an abortion.

  • If you have an IUD in place
  • If you have an ectopic pregnancy (This is when the pregnancy is outside of the uterus. This can be confirmed via ultrasound.)
  • If you have certain medical conditions such as: anemia, chronic adrenal failure, severe liver, kidney, and/ or lung disease.
  • If you have an allergy to mifepristone or misoprostol
  • Current long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy
  • Hemodynamic instability (this occurs when blood circulation is not adequately maintaining blood pressure, blood flow, and oxygen delivery to organs)

If you or someone you know has already taken the abortion pill, and is experiencing regret—it may not be too late. Learn more here https://abortionpillreversal.com .

Sources and more information:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/medical-abortion/about/pac-20394687

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007382.htm?utm_source=

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK518961/

https://www.careprc.org/be-informed/abortion-information?utm_source=