February 17, 2025

TRUST WOMEN CLINIC PHUTHADITJHABA

Medical Abortion | Approved Abortion Pills

Surgical Abortion | In-Clinic Procedures

Trust Women’s Abortion Clinic is dedicated to providing compassionate and supportive care to women seeking abortion services. Offering both surgical and medical abortion options, their team of professional women’s health specialists prioritizes the well-being and empowerment of their patients.

The emphasis on privacy and confidentiality reflects a commitment to ensuring patients feel comfortable and supported throughout the process. Open communication with partners is encouraged, and the clinic offers support and guidance every step of the way.

An unexpected pregnancy can be hard to face alone!

It’s reassuring to know that Trust Abortion Clinic places a strong emphasis on safety and uses the best and safest abortion methods available. Their focus on providing safe and pain-free care underscores their dedication to the well-being of their patients.

Trust Women’s Clinic is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to women in need of abortion services in Johannesburg and the surrounding areas.

Medical Abortions (The Abortion Pill) at Trust Women Clinic

The abortion pill also allows the woman to have an abortion in the comfort and privacy of their own home.

The way the abortion works by blocking the hormone progesterone, a hormone naturally needed by the body to maintain an early pregnancy.

The abortion pill causes an early pregnancy to stop growing and detach from the uterine wall.

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Abortion Pills (Medical Abortion)

Medication abortion — also called the abortion pill — is a safe and effective way to end an early pregnancy.  

When can I take the abortion pill?

Depending on where you stay, you may be able to get a medication abortion up to 77 days (11 weeks). If it has been 78 days or more since the first day of your last period, you can have an in-clinic abortion to end your pregnancy.

Why do people choose the abortion pill?

You can decide whom you want to be with during your abortion, or you can go it alone. Medication abortion is similar to a miscarriage, many people feel like it’s more “natural” and less invasive.

Womb Cleaning Pills or After Termination care

Womb cleaning pills help to clean to cleanse after an abortion / termination.

Our womb cleaning pills will help your body recover after a miscarriage or pregnancy termination. 

If you have done an abortion before, we recommend you use womb cleaning pills before trying out for another baby or to generally cleanse your womb

Womb cleaning pills are used after a medical abortion to clean a woman’s womb. They cleanse all remaining tissue to be flushed out. Womb cleaning can also be done after a miscarriage . 

Safe Abortion Clinic in South Africa

Terminating your pregnancy (abortion) is your legal right. Trust Women Clinic South Africa offers safe abortions for unwanted pregnancies up to 20 weeks. Our nurses and doctors are accredited professionals, sexual and reproductive healthcare.

Medical abortion

Medical abortion (a method for pregnancies less than 9 weeks) is accomplished by using a combination of two medications that work together to terminate a pregnancy. The first pill stops your ovaries from producing the hormone, progesterone – which is needed for sustaining the pregnancy.

The Abortion Procedure

The Abortion Procedure (a minor same-day surgical procedure) at a Marie Stopes clinic.   Surgical abortion is commonly performed in the first trimester, (up to 12 weeks’ gestation period) – it has a low risk when performed during this timeframe. 

Abortion pill side effects, how to manage them, and when to get help.

You should expect to experience cramping, especially after taking misoprostol. This is because misoprostol causes strong uterine contractions to help your body pass the pregnancy.

Your healthcare provider may recommend an over-the-counter or prescription pain reliever to help you feel more comfortable. But you should avoid taking aspirin, since it can cause more bleeding.

You should also expect vaginal bleeding as the pregnancy leaves your body. This is sometimes heavier than your normal period. You may also see clots and tissue. Your healthcare provider may recommend using sanitary pads for a few days to keep track of your bleeding.

Together with cramping, these side effects usually mean that the medications are working. But, there are some exceptions that we’ll cover later. Although uncommon, some people may need to have surgery to stop the bleeding if it’s too heavy.

Over the next week or two, you may notice some bleeding or spotting — this is also normal. Sometimes it can even last up to a month. Because of this, you may need to wear sanitary pads during this time.

You may feel nauseated — or generally unwell — after taking misoprostol. This side effect is temporary and doesn’t last for very long.

But if you’ve been feeling this way more than 24 hours after taking misoprostol, get medical attention. Nausea, as well as weakness, diarrhea, and/or vomiting that goes on for this long can be a sign of a serious infection.

It’s also possible to develop a fever and/or chills during a medical abortion. Similar to nausea, this should be temporary.

But if your fever is at least 100.4°F and lasts for 4 hours or more, contact your healthcare provider. This can be a sign of a serious infection, especially if you have a fever more than 24 hours after taking misoprostol.

Medical abortions are very effective at terminating a pregnancy. But sometimes they don’t work — even if you experienced the expected side effects.

It’s important to follow up with your healthcare provider 1 to 2 weeks after the medical abortion. That’s because there’s a small chance that you may still be pregnant. In this case, a surgical procedure may be required to complete the process.

Although bleeding is normal, there are certain situations that may require medical attention. This includes if you’re bleeding through two full-size sanitary pads every hour for at least 2 hours, or if you’re concerned about how much you’re bleeding. If this happens, contact your healthcare provider right away.

In some cases, you may need to have a surgical procedure to remove anything remaining in your uterus. This is usually rare, affecting 1 out of every 100 people going through a medical abortion. Surgical procedure options may include:

  • Surgical aspiration: A type of surgical abortion that uses gentle suction to remove a pregnancy

  • Dilation and curettage (D&C): surgical procedure that uses a scraping or suction tool to remove tissue from the uterus

As mentioned above, you may see some blood clots as you bleed. This is normal, unless they’re large (e.g., larger than a lemon) or you’ve been passing them for 2 hours or more. In this case, contact your healthcare provider right away.

Having abdominal pain or feeling sick (with or without fever) more than 24 hours after taking misoprostol can be a sign of something more serious, like an infection. In this case, contact your healthcare provider immediately. You should also call them right away if you’re experiencing a fever of 100.4°F or higher for more than 4 hours.

Although rare, there have been some reports of sepsis — a life-threatening response to an infection in your body. This is thought to be due to a certain toxin-producing bacteria found in the vaginas of about 10% of women.

You may not always develop a fever from a serious infection or sepsis after a medical abortion. So, it’s best to pay attention to how you feel throughout the process and afterwards.

As mentioned above, abdominal pain can be a sign of an infection. But it’s important to know that this can also be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy — a pregnancy outside of the uterus.

Ectopic pregnancies can’t be treated with a medical abortion. In fact, mifepristone shouldn’t be given to someone with a confirmed or suspected ectopic pregnancy for this reason.

You also shouldn’t have an intrauterine device (IUD) in place during a medical abortion. It needs to be removed before you take the medications. What’s more, getting pregnant with an IUD in place can increase the likelihood of an ectopic pregnancy.

Your healthcare provider may perform tests in advance of a medical abortion. But sometimes ectopic pregnancies are missed on an ultrasound. However, ectopic pregnancies in people obtaining medical abortions are rare, with 97 reported cases between 2000 and 2018.

Ectopic pregnancies can also cause a fallopian tube (a tube connecting the ovaries to the uterus) to rupture. This can lead to severe or life-threatening internal bleeding. And the symptoms you might experience, like abdominal pain, can overlap with medical abortion side effects.

termination of pregnancy

How the abortion pills at our Women Clinic

The Termination Pill work by naturally ending an early pregnancy. It works similar to an early miscarriage. 

95% of women choosing the termination pill require only one appointment at Trust Women Abortion Clinic.

Doctors and nurses at Trust Women Abortion Clinic are specially trained in abortion care and we have superior knowledge and many years of experience.

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How to safely use the abortion pill

Step 1:

On the first day, you will take the first medication. The pill will destabilize the lining of your uterus and end the pregnancy. However the effects of the medication once you take it are not reserved.

Step 2:

The second day of 4 pills,  are taken at home, 24-48 hours later. The first pill tablets cause the uterus to contract and evacuate the pregnancy naturally.

Step 3:

The follow up is blood work that is done at a local lab (ex: Dynacare or Lifelabs) to measure whether the pill was successful or not.

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