Can I have medical abortion if I am pregnant at the age of 14?

Abortion brings certain harm to women's bodies. No matter which method is used, it will bring harm to women's bodies. It may make the body prone to gynecological diseases, and in severe cases, it will cause infertility. The body of a 14-year-old female is in the development stage, and this age is not suitable for sexual behavior. If you accidentally get pregnant, having an abortion will definitely cause certain harm to the body. Can a 14-year-old pregnant woman have a medical abortion? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Can I have medical abortion if I’m pregnant at the age of 14?

After the menopause, generally before the 49th day of pregnancy, you can choose medical abortion. If the abortion is clean, the impact on the human body will be minimal and it will basically not affect future fertility.

2. Advantages

1. Medical abortion avoids the pain and certain complications of surgical abortion and achieves the purpose of artificial abortion.

2. Medical abortion is easy to use, simple to take, does not require curettage, is relatively less painful, and the effect is basically reliable.

3. Medical abortion is suitable for healthy women who are 5 to 7 weeks pregnant and are not suitable for surgical abortion, especially those with scarred uterus, lactating uterus, uterine malformation, and those who have had an abortion within six months or have a history of multiple abortions to terminate early pregnancy.

3. Hazards

1. Failed abortion

After 8 days of medication, the fetal sac was not expelled, and B-ultrasound examination confirmed that there was still pregnancy in the uterus. In this case, you must go to the hospital for a uterine curettage.

2. Excessive blood loss, life-threatening

Especially when the bleeding is severe and does not stop, if the uterus is not cleaned and blood transfusion is not performed in time, the chance of rescue will be lost and the life may be in danger.

3. Side effects of medical abortion

In addition to gastrointestinal reactions such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, prolonged bleeding and heavy bleeding are the main side effects of medical abortion. Drug treatment is ineffective, and uterine curettage is required when necessary. Medical abortion must be performed in a medical institution with regular rescue conditions. Medical abortion has strong indications. If people who buy the medicine privately do not understand these indications, or if people who are not suitable for medical abortion buy the medicine to have an abortion on their own, it is very dangerous.

4. General process

1. Strict screening before medication, including asking about medical history, conducting a full physical examination and gynecological examination, and laboratory tests such as urine pregnancy test, vaginal cleanliness, Trichomonas and fungi, blood routine and blood type, and B-ultrasound examination.

2. The doctor explains in detail how to take the medication, the efficacy of the medication and possible side effects. The patient can only use the medication after he or she understands and signs.

3. Monitoring during abortion: During the hospitalization observation period, in addition to paying attention to blood pressure, pulse, and side effects of drugs, all urine and feces must be retained in a clean bedpan, and a dedicated person will check and record the presence of a gestational sac and its excretion time, the size of the gestational sac, and the amount of bleeding. If there is active bleeding before or after the expulsion of the fetal sac, uterotonics can be given or curettage can be performed immediately to stop the bleeding.

4. If the fetal sac has not been expelled and bleeding is not excessive after 6 hours of observation, you can go home and follow up on the date specified by the doctor. If tissue is passed at home, it should be brought to the doctor for examination. If vaginal bleeding is more than normal menstrual flow, go to the hospital for treatment in time.