Self-Managed Abortion: Abortions with Misoprostol Alone | Episode 5

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Video transcript:
Lesson 5: How do I take only misoprostol to have an abortion before 13 weeks?
The information about an abortion with pills featured in this video is intended for pregnancies less than 13 weeks. Pregnancies beyond 13 weeks require a different approach.

If mifepristone is not available in your setting, then you can use misoprostol alone to end a pregnancy.

For an abortion before 13 weeks with only misoprostol, you will need to take twelve 200mcg pills of misoprostol. You’ll also want to have a painkiller on hand, like ibuprofen, to help reduce pain. Acetaminophen and paracetamol do not work for pain during an abortion so they are not recommended.

Here’s how misoprostol alone is used to end a pregnancy:

Step 1: Place 4 misoprostol pills (200 mcg each) under your tongue and hold them there for 30 minutes as they dissolve. You should not speak or eat for these 30 minutes, so it is good to be someplace quiet where you will not be disturbed. After 30 minutes, drink some water and swallow everything that is left of the pills. This is also a good time to take a painkiller like ibuprofen, as the cramping will start soon.
Step 2: Wait 3 hours.
Step 3: Place another 4 misoprostol pills (200mcg) under your tongue and hold them there for 30 minutes until they dissolve.
Step 4: Wait another 3 hours.
Step 5: Place another 4 misoprostol pills (200mcg) under your tongue and hold them there for 30 minutes until they dissolve. You should begin bleeding and cramping while taking the pills. Make sure to take all 12 pills even if you start to bleed before you’ve taken all of them.

In our next video, we answer the question, “What will I experience during an abortion with pills?”

[OluwatobilobaHassan]

Get help, my channel dp says a lot on how you gonna get a help on abortion remedy or pill delivery

[kiachaotic]

I saw somewhere else that said you’re suppose to spit the remaining pills out after 30 mins. Which one is correct?

[zenobiacausine]

hi this is my story. i just got done with my second abortion with the pills a week back and i personally came back to comment on these videos cus reading the comment section back then gave me a bad panic attack, like i couldn't breathe i couldn't sleep, i would keep reading others' horrible experiences and imagine the worst like bleeding myself to death since my bf (now ex) had also left me all alone during this whole process. so you might find this same comment in most of the abortion videos but this is just to help others when i say it's NOT as bad as you might think. i mean yes everybody is different and has different experiences but reading some of the comments honestly made me wanna kill myself cus i am someone with zero pain threshold and i really thought that would be the easier way out.
i was 5-6 weeks pregnant acc to my ultrasound but 7 weeks acc to my LMP.
anyway, the pain (it's the cramping) is definitely bad but NOT unbearable and let me tell you i didn't take a single painkiller cus my doc told me that the painkiller will relax the uterus muscles instead of it contracting which essentially expels out the pregnancy tissues and taking painkillers might also lead to retained product of conceptions which will ultimately lead to surgical removal of pregnancy tissue rendering the whole abortion pills practically useless and i didn't want to take any chances.
the only medication i took was that of nausea cus i was already having bad morning sickness after the first pill (mifepristone) and didn't wanna throw up my other pills (misoprostol) or have its effectiveness reduced by any chance.
The first pill really didn't do much except give me nausea and then around 38 hours later i took my anti nausea medicine and then an hour later, four pills of misoprostol, but i took them in two sets. Like i took 2 misoprotols (under my tongue for 30 mins) first and then 2 pills again after a gap of 2 hrs as per the direction of my gynae. i think it probably had to do with dealing with the pain since i was taking it all raw. The bleeding and cramping started within an hour. i bled the heaviest the first two days and it became lighter by the third day.
i even went to my doc and asked for another 2 pills of misoprostol and went through the abortion process AGAIN just to make sure the process really worked to the fullest.
some of my top tips would be please wear warm clothes or have a heater with you cus the chills can get pretty bad and getting it done in winter just made it harder to deal with the cold.
and get loaded with lots of electrolytes and don't eat anything spicy cus the diarrhoea can get pretty bad (my asshole burned bad cus i previously had something spicy i think)
also, try to drink warm and eat warm, idk, i just feel like that helps too.
and ofc, always have a heat pad ready with you to help you w the cramps.

REMEMBER when you're cramping, just tell yourself it's the pills doing its job and the uterus expelling out the pregnancy WHICH is what you want. also the chills, nausea and headache go away after just few hours so just hold it in your best and stay a lil stronger for those few hours. my diarrhoea also went pretty quick like in a single day.
and well the cramps, they come and go. i am still bleeding although it's very light now and mostly happens when i get out of bed or use the washroom.

the first abortion i had was 2 years ago where i had to do it surgically cus i was a lil late for the pills. after both of my experiences i would definitely choose the latter. Ofc, in surgery you are sedated and feel 0 pain and everything gets over within hours but i would rather go through a lil pain at my own comfort in home if it means the process can get done a whole less invasive. if given a choice, i definitely wouldn't want external surgical material disturbing my uterus if i think of long term (rare BUT can cause scarring).

all in all, this experience was more of mental than physical for me. my bf had left me when i was the most vulnerable and the pain i felt physically was NOTHING to the hurt i felt mentally. it takes two to make this mistake but i was the only one getting punished. i wouldn't even wish it on my worst enemy how mentally disturbed i was. last night was the first time i slept in a week and i feel so much better. i didn't tell nobody except a friend just incase there's an emergency and i need her to come. i had to do everything A to Z all alone but this lesson has only made me stronger. if i could get through this alone, anybody else can too. trust me on this. i still curse at god and myself sometimes for being born a female but i am giving myself time to heal. pls do take care of yourself, know that you're not the only one so hang on tight, you'll be just fine.

[kisakyedoreen]

Anyone in Germany to please recommend me where can I get this misoprotol tablets

[Alhajitekino]

I’m 3 months pregnant can I take the pills

[bhavanashankar]

I had some retained particles so doc prescribed misoprostol 8 tablets even after taking tat bleeding didn't start

[AdeyinkaMotunrayo-xsnp]

Can I use only 4 pills of misoprostol ??

[FavourChioma-kkyx]

Please what's the name of the single pills for pain ..i didn't get the name....

[ginalasin]

Where i can buy this pills it is available in pharmacy even u don't have a reset from doctor

[FlorenceMumba-ykvc]

How can i get this pills in south africa joburg i need them

[CrazyPlanetFacts]

Omg! 12 pills! Here in Germany doctors gave me only two of 200 after a miss miscarriage..pain was unbearable…12? That’s insane! 😱😨

[rukkiepresh]

Can I take the drugs for 3months pregnancy

[jocelruel]

I want ask something this November 6 I have one day only period after next day nothing again coming wht means that..

[sashellcharles]

I take the tablets an saw lots cloths but only only bleed 1 day what that mean

[mr.nobody]

hi doc, what if i just use 8 pills misoprostol? it's still work or no doc?
and what if i just 4 pills insert to vagina

[ntmjgfu]

Can I ask if you can just buy pills at the pharmacy..thanks for your answer

[donaldsamillano]

Saan pOH mabibili pwedi ba khit wlng resita

[RemluzBirol-dqxm]

Hi.. how can i buy a cytotec medecen am here at kalibo aklan

[lukjisn]

Can I take the pills am almost 4weeks gone

[Alice-eyiv]

I have taken mifeprostone last week Friday and I insect misoprostol on the Saturday and I bleed for only two days can I use misoprostol again