Know how Mifepristone approval from MTP kit helped women in termination

When it comes to termination of the pregnant women are left with abortion pills options. These pills are the best option which helps women to deal with the pregnancy. The abortion pills were not approved during the initial stages but after understanding the urgency and need to terminate the pregnancy women are not permitted to order online abortion pills.

How do the pills from the kit work?

The MTP kit contains Mifepristone and Misoprostol pills which help women to get an unplanned pregnancy terminated. Mifepristone is the first pill used from the kit and this medicine works so that it can block the progesterone hormones in the body of the women. Once this hormone is been blocked the essentials are not be provided to the customer. This medicine separates the fetus from the uterus.

The second pill form the MTP kit is prostaglandin pill and this medicine works so that it can help to dispel the fetus. This medicine works on causing the contraction to the uterus so that the fetus can get dispelled from the body.

What changes made by the FDA have helped women?

During the initial stage, women were suggested that they do use this abortion pills only for 49 days whereas it is now approved to use this pill for termination up the gestation period of 70 days from the last menstrual period.

Also after the approval of the FDA women are been suggested to use the 200mg dose instead of 600mg dose. Due to the lower dose, the risk of having more side effects and medical abortion has been reduced.

The new label of the Mifepristone has also reduced the number of appointments that helps women during a medical abortion. As per the description during the initial stage women had to make 3 appointments to the doctor. Women were suggested to visit the clinic after 3 days of administrating the pills and then after 14days. Now it is mandatory that women do only visit the clinic after 14 days of using the pills.

Are there some similarities between MTP kit pills and the morning after the pill?

The only similarity is these pills help women to get rid of the pregnancy. But other than these pills are not the same. The MTP kit pills do affect the established pregnancy and result in termination whereas the morning after the pill does not have any effect on the established pregnancy.

What are the risks faced?

There are some of the side effects which can be experienced by the women who use this pill for termination. Bleeding, weakness, chills, fever, headache, diarrhea, clotting and cramping are the side effects that have been reported by the women. Some of the side effects such as infection and hemorrhage if are occurred then women do need to seek medical help to get them treated.

What are the mandatory precautions that should be taken while on the MTP kit?

·         Women should buy MTP kit online only if women do fit in the criteria of using these pills for termination.

·         There are certain pills which do affect the working of the abortion pill and hence you are suggested that you do avoid the use of the medicines which interact and results in side effects.

·         Alcohol and smoking should be avoided so that it doesn’t interact with the pill and result in side effects.