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Abortion Care | What Women Can Expect During In-Clinic Abortion Procedures.

Abortion is legal in the United States. But even with its legality, not everyone has free and timely access to abortion. Abortion clinics provide safe and quality abortion services, contraceptives, and reproductive health education. At The Orlando Women’s Center, we are a licensed abortion clinic providing both early and late-term abortion procedures and contraception. Visit us for information, and safe, painless, and minimally invasive procedures.

Who should seek abortion services?

Anyone can seek abortion services. These services are not just medically acceptable; sometimes, they are critically necessary to save lives. Circumstances that warrant an abortion procedure and care:

Cancer patients

In 2012, 16-years-old Rosaura was admitted to the Dominican Republic hospital. The diagnosis that followed revealed that she had leukemia, and she was declared in need of urgent chemotherapy. But there was one issue, Rosaura was seven weeks pregnant, and this chemo treatment would be dangerous to the fetus in her womb.

Abortion is not legal in the Dominican Republic. So even though Rosaura was badly in need of chemo to save her life, she didn’t get it. It took three weeks for the doctors to give her the care she wanted and start her on chemotherapy. But three weeks was just a little too late. She died of hypovolemic shock.

Rosaura’s story is just an example where an emergency abortion is necessary to save a mother’s life. Abortion services might be legal in the US, but accessibility and acceptance are a whole different story. At Women’s Center abortion clinic Orlando, we provide prompt and life-saving reproductive health care services.

Patients with Kidney conditions

If you had a kidney condition before or were diagnosed with renal complications during pregnancy, you might be at risk of preeclampsia (hypertension and damage to your organ systems), restricted fetal growth, preterm delivery, and C section delivery. The complications can be life-threatening to you and your unborn child.

Patients with cardiac conditions

If you have conditions such as a dilated aorta, aortic aneurysm, or Marfan syndrome, pregnancy becomes a health risk. Pregnancy elevates the pressure in the aorta, and the condition may worsen during labor. There is a high risk of aortic rupture, which is a tearing of the walls of the major artery carrying blood out of your heart. Women with aortic conditions need close monitoring during pregnancy, for in some cases, abortion may be the only safe prescription.

Other heart conditions that may be life-threatening during pregnancy include:

· Heart rhythm issues

· Heart valve issues

· Congestive heart failure

· Congenital heart defect

Expectant mothers with ectopic pregnancies

Sometimes it happens that when you become pregnant, the egg settles and develops in your fallopian tube, ovary, or abdominal cavity as opposed to the womb. The fetus does not grow well and carrying this pregnancy to term heralds many life-threatening complications for the mother.

If the mother continues to carry the child, its growth can cause the rupture of the fallopian tube leading to internal bleeding and related complications.

Ectopic pregnancy causes 3-4% of all pregnancy-related deaths, according to the CDC. In many cases, medical or surgical abortion is the only way to treat an ectopic pregnancy.

Those carrying an unwanted pregnancy

The CDC defines an unwanted pregnancy as;

· Pregnancy occurring when no children are desired

· Pregnancy occurring when no more children are required

The scope of unwanted pregnancies includes mothers who get pregnant despite having medical complications. If you have a heart condition, cancer, or kidney conditions that are life-threatening during pregnancy, doctors advise the use of contraception to prevent pregnancy until after treatment or after the condition is cured. Pregnancies that happen before that may be categorized as unwanted.

Another category of unwanted pregnancies includes women that change their mind in the course of the pregnancy. That may be due to a diagnosis that puts the mother or child at risk during pregnancy. It could also be as a result of social or economic factors such as family instability, job loss, and withdrawal of support from the father.

Further, safe abortion services are highly needed by expectant teenage mothers that are not ready for parental responsibilities. Medical or surgical abortion provides a way for these young girls to continue with education. Other cases of unwanted pregnancies include pregnancies resulting from incest or rape, and peri-menopausal pregnancies in women of advanced age.

We Provide Quality Care

Stay in control. The reasons for seeking abortion are diverse and complex, and to us, they are all valid. It’s your right. When you need safe abortion and pregnancy prevention services, our doors are open for you. Get quick access to both early and late-term abortion services at our abortion clinic in Orlando. We swear by confidentiality and quality medical care provision.

Unwanted Pregnancy Help: What Are My Options?

Emergency contraception

Have you heard of the morning after pill or day after pill? These are the emergency contraceptives that can help to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. The use of emergency contraceptives is not considered abortion because the pills work before pregnancy begins. This approach is considered a pregnancy prevention method. You can access the pills and safe use information with us at The Orlando Women’s Center.

How emergency contraception works

Pregnancy starts when a fertilized egg implants in your uterus. The implantation process—according to the National Institutes of Health and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists—begins 5-7 days after the egg gets fertilized by the sperm. Emergency pills are formulated with hormones or active ingredients that put a natural stop to the process before the egg is implanted. After the implantation has occurred, emergency pills cannot work.

Are emergency pills abortion pills?

No, emergency pills are not abortion pills. The morning-after pill prevents pregnancy while the abortion pill, as you are about to see ends a pregnancy. If you get access to effective emergency contraception within five days after intercourse, you might never require an abortion procedure.

Possible side effects of emergency contraception include:

· Nausea and vomiting

· Headaches

· Dizziness and fatigue

· Breast tenderness

· Cramps

· Heavier menstrual bleeding

If you are already pregnant and would like to end the pregnancy, there are two types of clinical interventions that you can access. These include the abortion pill and surgical abortion. The choice here depends on how far along you are in the pregnancy. Speak to our specialists at Women Center abortion clinic Orlando for a safe approach in pregnancy termination.

Medical abortion/ abortion pill

The abortion pill works well for pregnancies of up to 10 weeks. At Orlando Women’s Center, we have been offering effective medical abortion services for 20 years. We use prescription medications that work 97% of the time.

This is fast treatment, and we use IV sedation so that the medications are in and out of your system in less than 20 minutes. You can be able to return to work, school, and other activities on the same day or the next after this treatment.

Possible complications of the abortion pill include;

· Heavier bleeding a few hours later

· Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea

· Abdominal pain

At The Orlando Women’s Center, we understand the emotional stress that you are under when making this decision. We, therefore, treat all patients with compassion and close care. Your safety and health are our utmost priority. We take all precautions to minimize pain and the risk of birth complications from the procedure.

Surgical abortion/ in-clinic abortion

Not many abortion clinics in the US offer late-term pregnancy termination. When you have to make that decision late into the pregnancy, talk to us. The decision could be as a result of sudden medical complications, fetal abnormalities, or congenital anomalies. Through evidence-based and minimally invasive surgical abortion approaches, we will safely help you end the pregnancy.

Our in-clinic abortion is 99% effective, and it takes about ten minutes. Our specialists have deep expertise in female reproductive health. They will employ a minimally invasive procedure that effectively removes the pregnancy vaginally. Recovery is fast.

What happens during a surgical abortion?

A suction technique is used to remove the pregnancy tissue if you are 12 weeks or less in the pregnancy. You will get pain medication to help with cramping. You may also choose to have sedation during the procedure.

We also provide late-term abortion procedures. That covers women that are more than 12 weeks in their pregnancy. We use a dilation and evacuation approach. You will receive medication that opens and dilates your cervix before the pregnancy is removed via the suction procedure.

· Possible complications in surgical abortion:

· Hemorrhage

· Fever (temperature of 100.4 or above)

· Severe pelvic pain

· Abnormal vaginal discharge

Our doctors and nurses carry out a full medical exam before the procedure. They decide on an approach that is not only comfortable and less painful but also safe for your long term health. There is close monitoring and follow up for all patients after the procedure.

Abortion is an essential health care service. Choose a clinic that offers a higher level of professional quality care. At The Orlando Women’s Center, we promise better care. We will take care of both your physical and emotional health.

· We listen and carry out an in-depth diagnosis and review of medical history

· We provide counseling and pain management

· We will treat you with confidentiality, respect, and dignity.

Request an appointment. Contact us via 24hourabortion@gmail.com or call 407-245-7999.

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