Louisiana Abortion Clinic | Lake Charles | Women’s Center.

Our Lake Charles, Louisiana Abortion Clinic provides the safest and most advanced techniques for providing non-surgical, medical and surgical abortion methods for early through late second trimester.

The Lake Charles, Louisiana Abortion Clinic performs Same Day Abortion Procedure using medications that are taken on the first day of the office visit and will cause the abortion to occur generally within 4 to 6 hours (as early as 30 minutes) for patients who are 3 to 12 weeks pregnant.

Approximately 50% of pregnancies that occur in the United States yearly are unplanned. Approximately 50% of those pregnancies are terminated. The decision to end a pregnancy is one of the most difficult a woman will ever have to make.

It involves considering the woman’s moral, ethical, social, religious, family, finance and age. One in three women have an abortion by the time they are 45 years old.

Some form of birth control was being used in over 50% of women 30 days prior to women visiting the abortion clinic who are in the first trimester.

There has been a lot of debate and controversy regarding abortion pills. Abortion Clinics in the U.S. remain the primary way that women have access to obtaining a medical abortion.

Abortion Pill Clinics remain under siege by lawmaker’s and extremist who want to make all abortions illegal.

Women are going to continue to have abortions whether or not they are legal or illegal. Laws that restrict or make abortions illegal does not reduce the number of abortions. It drives the abortion market underground.

This in turn leads to a high incidence of maternal morbidity and mortality. This is because self-induced or unsupervised medical abortions are unsafe.

The Abortion Pill, also known as RU486 is used as an option to abort a pregnancy during its early stages. It was generally used to terminate pregnancies after visualization of the pregnancy on sonogram and a positive pregnancy test has been confirmed. RU 486 was first used in Europe and was approved by the FDA in the USA in September 2000.

The Abortion Pill is a safe and effective way to end pregnancies from 3 to 21 weeks and even further. The majority medical procedures are performed in the first trimester of pregnancies up to 10 weeks. The procedure is highly efficient, safe and effective.

The RU486 works by first blocking the Progesterone receptors in the body. Progesterone is the hormone responsible for causing the uterine lining to prepare for pregnancy.

RU486 causes the lining of the uterus to shed. It leads to termination of pregnancy, as the egg will not have any support to remain attached. Next, the Misoprostol causes uterine contractions, which expels the egg and empties the uterus.

Some misconceptions are that a woman cannot get pregnant again if they choose to undergo a medical abortion. There are no proven facts to this myth. Whether you choose the surgical procedure or the abortion pill method; both are safe and do not impact fertility in any manner. There is no effect on miscarriages, congenital disabilities, or even infertility later.

-When can I take the abortion pill?

You usually can get a medication abortion from 21 days (3 weeks) up to 70 days (10 weeks) from the first day of your last period. If it has been 71 days or more since the first day of your last period, one can have an in-clinic abortion to end the pregnancy.

-Where can you get the abortion pill?

You cannot get the abortion pills over the counter at any pharmacy such as Walgreens or CVS. They are restricted to private Physicians who have experience in performing abortions, Abortion Clinics and some hospitals.

-Is abortion pill dangerous?

Abortion pills are highly effective and safe. There are rare cases where the medical abortion fails (2 to 3%). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s abortion surveillance data, approximately 2 to 3 women die in the US yearly out of approximately 1.2 million procedures. Less than 1% of women are hospitalized from complications after an abortion.

-Are there any side effects that I need to be aware about?

After taking the morning-after pill, it is natural for the next period to come earlier, later, be heavier, or lighter. Apart from this, the person can feel lightheaded and dizzy. If the person vomits within 2 hours of taking the pill, they will need to retake the medication. Also, cramping, and unexpected bleeding is some of the mild side effects caused after taking the abortion pill.

-Is it covered by insurance or Medicaid?

Everyone has different coverage, so it is important that you check directly with your insurance company to find out if the abortion pill is covered. Your doctor or clinic might also be able to help you determine what level of reimbursement your policy provides.

Summing Up

RU 486 has been used to terminate first trimester medical abortions since 1987. Millions of abortions worldwide have been performed utilizing this Abortion Pill method.

Under the supervision of a highly experienced and trained medical staff, the complications are minimal and are able to be cared for in a professional, caring, compassionate and expeditious manner.

Dr James S Pendergraft | Orlando Women’s Center | Abortion Clinic Orlando