How to Use RU486 Safely

Women with unwanted pregnancies often have difficulty obtaining an abortion because clinics that offer surgical abortions are located far from their homes. Many of these clinics are also regularly picketed by anti-abortion activists that harass patients. However, the approval of RU486 allows any medical doctor to help a woman end a pregnancy without exposing her to the danger, expense and trauma of a surgical abortion.

Instructions

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      Consult your doctor about using RU486. Although it's generally safer than a surgical abortion, there are some risks with RU486, so it's important that your doctor examines you and determines whether it's safe for you to take it.

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      Buy RU486 from a reputable pharmacy. Like any drug bought through the mail or over the Internet, there is no guarantee that you will receive RU486 instead of another drug or a pill that contains no drug at all.

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      Go home and rest after taking RU486, and contact your doctor if you develop any problems. Nausea, chills, vaginal bleeding, cramping, headache and dizziness are all normal side effects. Extremely heavy bleeding and severe cramping are not.

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      Avoid alcohol and drugs for two days and sexual intercourse for two weeks. Don't use tampons until your doctor tells you it's safe to do so.

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      Return to your doctor when directed to make sure the abortion was complete and to receive prostaglandin to help your uterus contract.

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