SURGICAL ABORTION

Every woman should be fully informed before making a decision to terminate

At Genesis, we have witnessed firsthand for many years, the devastation that can result when information about abortion procedures or fetal development is learned after the event. This is your body, your pregnancy and your future. Accurate information is the safest way to come to your decision. Avoidance will not remove the reality of the experience afterwards so it is best faced now before your choice is made.

 1^st Trimester: up to 12 weeks gestation

• Commonly known as Vacuum or Aspiration or Suction Termination of Pregnancy. [VTOP, STOP or D&C(T)]
• It can be performed from 5 weeks although doctors prefer the pregnancy to be at least 7-9 weeks so that the complete expulsion of the fetus is more easily discerned.
• It can be done under a general anaesthetic, nitrous oxide, or a local anaesthesia either injected directly into the cervix or intravenously.
• The cervix is dilated by a series of rods of progressively larger sizes being inserted.
• A tube with suction applied is then introduced through the cervix into the uterus and the fetus and placenta are suctioned out.
• The lining of the uterus is then scraped (curettage) to ensure that all the contents have been removed.
• All parts of the fetus and placenta must then be visually examined and accounted for to avoid any possible risk of infection from unremoved tissue.