Pregnancy needs a hormone called progesterone to grow normally. Mifepristone blocks your body’s own progesterone.

This medicine causes cramping, bleeding, and flu-like symptoms to empty the uterus and feels like a really heavy and crampy period. It is like an early-pregnancy miscarriage. The timing and way you take this medication will depend on how many weeks you are in the pregnancy.

This may be an ultrasound in the office, a phone call, and a urine pregnancy test, or blood work. 

• 95% - 98% effective up to 9 weeks; 91% - 93% effective between 9-12 weeks
• No shots, anesthesia, or instruments are used, unless there is a complication
• Some people prefer the privacy of having an abortion at home
• Some people may feel like the process is a more natural way to end a pregnancy
• Some people may want to avoid a surgical abortion if possible

• Nausea, vomiting, body aches and diarrhea are side effects
• Cramping can be severe and may last longer than with a surgical abortion
• Bleeding can be very heavy and may last longer than with a surgical abortion
• It has a higher chance of failure than surgical abortion (95%-98% effective up to 9 weeks, 91%-93% effective between 9 and 12 weeks)
• Requires a bigger time commitment than first-trimester surgical abortions (6-48 hours)
• Two or more visits to the clinic may be necessary
  It is possible that you may see the pregnancy
• tissue depending on how far you are in the pregnancy
• You must be 12 weeks or less pregnant