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Women wanting to end an unwanted pregnancy have two methods available until the 9th week.

1. One drug, 
2. the other surgical. 

• A specialist explains the differences between these two solutions.

• It occurs in two stages:

1. first the patient receives a drug, which blocks the action of progesterone, a female hormone, and stops the development of pregnancy. She can then return home,
2. and returns within 36 to 48 hours to the hospital to receive a 2nd drug containing prostaglandin, which will cause the contractions and the expulsion of the pregnancy.

• After a few hours of observation, the patient can go home, with a booklet of instructions for the coming days and a number in case of emergency.
• It should be noted that in 65% of patients, expulsion of pregnancy takes place during hospitalization.
• The majority feel more or less severe pains, comparable to those of menstruation. If necessary, they can take a painkiller.

• The process can take two to three days and in general.
• Two to three weeks later, the patient is required to perform an ultrasound test to verify that the abortion is effective and that the entire pregnancy has been expelled.
• In only 3 to 5% of cases, this method fails partially or completely, necessitating further processing

1. Significant bleeding
2. Incomplete eviction, requiring complementary treatment.
3. compared to surgical abortion, the drug method induces larger and longer-lasting blood loss (seven to twelve days, or even exceptionally one month), as well as more intense pelvic pain.
4. Infectious complications, rare, which can be severe