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Medical abortion (Abortion with pills) recovery and aftercare

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What to expect during and after your medical abortion

If you have had a medical abortion with us, you will find all the information you need for your aftercare and recovery on this page.

This includes information on treatment, side effects, what to expect with pain and bleeding, recovery, and pregnancy symptoms and testing after your abortion. Recovery time after an abortion will be different for everyone, but you’ll usually feel better within a few days.

Medical abortion treatment and aftercare booklet

Whether you are visiting one of our clinics or the abortion pills have been posted to you (telemedicine), it is important to read our medical abortion treatment and aftercare booklet which provides all the information you need to know about medical abortion treatment and aftercare, including a step-by-step guide on how to take the tablets.

Medical Abortion Treatment Page

This Medical Abortion Recovery and Aftercare page provides information on medical abortion aftercare. To learn more about medical abortion treatment, including how to take the pills, visit our dedicated medical abortion page.

A guide to taking abortion pills and what to expect

In this short video, Dr Yvonne Neubauer explains what to expect when you take medical abortion pills: what’s in the pack that you will receive, how to take the pills and how to do the pregnancy test (included in the pack) three weeks after the treatment.

What to expect during a medical abortion

Everybody is different, but the abortion usually starts within a few hours and is usually completed within 1 – 2 days. Click on the tabs below to read more about what to expect with pain and bleeding during your medical abortion.

Recovery after a medical abortion

It is important that you take all the time you need to look after yourself. We are here to support you. Click on the tabs below to see our recommendations to help your recovery after a medical abortion.

Pregnancy symptoms and testing after a medical abortion

It is important that you take the pregnancy test included in the medical abortion pack 3 weeks after you have taken the misoprostol tablets. Click on the tabs below to learn more about pregnancy symptoms and testing following a medical abortion.

Our aftercare line

It is important you take all the time you need to look after yourself after your abortion, and we are here to help. We have a 24-hour dedicated aftercare line, where you can talk to one of our nurses about your aftercare and recovery.

Infection after an abortion

Infection after an abortion is uncommon, but if it occurs it is easily treated. If you have any of the following symptoms, please call our 24-hour aftercare line on 0345 122 1441:

  • Vaginal discharge that smells unpleasant or is an unusual colour for you.
  • Fever, feeling shivery or like you have the flu lasting more than 24 hours after taking misoprostol.
  • Lower abdominal pain that persists or becomes worse after passing the pregnancy.

Sepsis can be caused by an infection and whilst after an abortion it is rare, it can be serious. Symptoms of sepsis can be like having the flu at first.

If you have any of the signs below it is important to seek urgent medical advice:

  • Confusion
  • Slurred speech
  • Extreme shivering
  • Severe muscle pain
  • Being unable to urinate
  • Severe breathlessness
  • Cold, clammy and pale or blotchy skin
  • Loss of consciousness

Support after your medical abortion

We are here to support you after your abortion. Find more information about support available – including our counselling services, contraception services, and abortion stories from our clients.

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Abortion counselling

As part of abortion care, counselling services are available any time you need to talk.

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Post-abortion contraception

Learn more about contraception as part of your abortion care.

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Abortion stories

Read medical and surgical abortion stories from our clients.

Looking for more information about medical abortion?

You’ll find answers to commonly asked questions about medical abortion here. If you can’t find the information you need, please call us on 0345 300 8090.