Medical abortion from 12 weeks of pregnancy

Welcome to this Making Abortion Safe course on Medical abortion from 12 weeks of pregnancy.

This course explores:

• why people seek abortions from 12 weeks of pregnancy

• the medications used in medical abortion from 12 weeks of pregnancy

• how to manage pain

• pre-abortion considerations, including contraindications, consent and choice of methods

• post-abortion considerations, including when to seek urgent medical care

• options for contraception afterwards.

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• explain why people seek abortions from 12 weeks of pregnancy

• state the medications used in medical abortion from 12 weeks of pregnancy, how they work and the most effective regimens

• identify pre-abortion considerations, including contraindications, complications and consent

• outline circumstances when a medical abortion might be preferred to a surgical abortion from 12 weeks of pregnancy

• explain when different contraceptive methods can be started after a medical abortion.