A new study reveals that many women undergoing chemical abortions experience more pain than anticipated.
A new study finds many women may be surprised by the intensity of the pain they experience from a chemical abortion. The study, published this week in the journal BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health , surveyed women in the United Kingdom who had taken abortion pills to end a pregnancy and asked them about the pain they experienced. About half of respondents said that the pain they experienced was more than they expected.
The majority of respondents (92%) rated their pain at least a 4 out of 10 on the pain scale while over 40% of respondents rated their pain as severe (8-10). Abortion pills, also known as a chemical or medication abortion, involve a two-drug regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol taken to terminate a pregnancy. These pills are the most common abortion method offered by US providers, accounting for over 60% of all abortions nationally, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Nearly 1600 women responded to the survey, with the majority being between the ages of 20 and 39. About half of respondents reported they had never given birth previously. Two thirds of respondents said they would choose abortion pills again if needed in the future, but 13% of respondents said they would opt for a surgical abortion, with the majority from this group citing the intense pain they experienced as a factor. While some women felt the pain was no worse than period cramps, other women who responded to the survey called the pain far worse than they had anticipated. These women said that the level of pain was 'downplayed' or 'sugar-coated' in information they were given by medical professionals before taking the pills. 'Pain was so much stronger than period pain, it was like having contractions in labour. I’ve given birth three times and the pain really wasn’t too much different from that pain, the cramping contraction pain,' one respondent sai
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