How Do Abortion Pills Work?
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2022
- You may have heard of "abortion pills" - here's what these medications are and what they do (and don't do).
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WHO Guidelines:
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Kaiser Family Foundation Factsheet:
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Doctors Without Borders Video Series:
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Planned Parenthood Factsheet:
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Abortion Pill Info from SASS:
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Legality:
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Abortion Pill Laws By US State:
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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Medication abortion/pill-based abortion: an abortion that uses pills, rather than surgical intervention
- Self-managed abortion: a pill-based abortion done by an individual without medical guidance
- Progesterone: a hormone made by the body that plays a role in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy
- Cervix: the narrow passage forming the lower end of the uterus
- Contraction: a shortening of the uterine muscles
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Thank You for just giving us the facts. This was very informative.
@@katrinaumana2127 yes it was!
Excellent video
You have just earned my support! This is a public service. Unfortunate that we need it from UA-cam but I'm glad you did it!
Great videos, but make them longer! So many potentially interesting and informative channels are just too brief. You can't learn much in two minutes...
You should consider making a video on birth control next! A lot of people are confused and misinformed about how many of these methods actually work, especially ones that have a high efficacy rate like LARCs.
I second this, especially teach about how they're also used to help period regulation issues!
@@Tori_T_Artist yeah I...third this. I'd love to hear about all the most popular forms of birth control pills since I don't know much about them as a guy
Yes! That and/or other uses of abortifacients. For example, Mifepristone can be used to treat Cushing's syndrome. Women (who aren't pregnant) are being denied life-saving medicine just because they have wombs now.
Yes yes yes! I told my sister that the sugar pills are optional and you can just take the birth control pills indefinitely with no problems, and she told her friends after she looked it up to verify it, and none of them had ever heard of that before. I'm not even on birth control, I just follow OBGYNs online
I feel like making a video about abortion pills may have promoted the misconception that contraceptive pills cause abortion. By the way, I don't like the term "birth control" as it has nothing to do with birth, it prevents conception. Also, "birth control" literally means preventing birth, which includes abortion too, thus promoting the misconception that contraceptive pills cause abortion.
P.S. You may say that contraceptive pills have something to do with birth since they prevent it by preventing conception, but that's not a real connection. If you're going to say that, you might as well say that contraceptive pills have something to do with child abuse, since they prevent it by preventing unwanted children from being conceived. Yes, that is more far-fetched, but not that much more, since a newborn baby can be abused.
When they don't end the video on a pun, you know it's a serious one.
Sounds like a ryme, but sadly isn't 😔
Good one tho
No puns gang.
Wow. Have to wait 3 whole minutes to know if I should laugh or contemplate human existance.
@@tbird81 no
@@dhpz yes
Shouldn't you explain the difference between and "abortion pill" and the "morning after" pill? I could see some confused individual not realizing these are TOTALLY DIFFERENT medications/processes.
That's why the video is about abortion pills, not morning after
Yep, I feel like this would be a great idea for an other video. In a time where misinformation is rampant it’s important to have good educational videos :)
@@YagoStecher but you and I are aware enough to understand that concept. The type of person who DOESN'T understand is exactly the type of person who would benefit from a single line in the beginning of the script clarifying this pill is very different from the morning after pill.
Yes, a follow up video is definitely in order.
A follow-up video is definitely needed. In my area (or perhaps my generation) is far more familiar with the morning after pill to the degree that I thought that was what the video was about until a minute or so in. Both are important tools, and deserve their own videos.
Get your hazmats suit boys were going into the comments
get your popcorn modules, get your popcorn modules here! 🍿☣️
You just read my mind
Actually I have faith that this Chanel’s comment section will be quite civilized .
And girls 🙋🏼♀️
Dare I read through the comments?
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Edit: Wow! A civil discourse 🙋🏼♀️💁🏼♀️
@@dkaloger5720 Don't get your hopes up. Given about a day and the comment section will be like Chernobyl
Those are surprisingly straightforward medications.
I mean, one of them was developed for stomach ulcers, it just happened to be good for terminating early pregnancies too.
@@antitheist3206 i like your name
Yeah, a lot of medications are. Those that aren't tend towards being very complicated, but many are very simple in their mechanism of action too (though those ones tend to influence multiple organ systems which can be undesirable, such as if you're trying to treat stomach ulcers in someone who wants to remain pregnant)
Who ever moderates this comment section and keeps it from becoming a dumpster fire; I salute you. Keep up the great work :)
just wait 2 days it'll get worse
As a dumpter fire im pretty offended actually
@@Eli.83 yeah wait for the alt-right trolls to discover there's neutral scientific content and be compelled to drag their harmful politics into everything
Not me coming here looking for the dumpster firw
Or, perhaps, it isn't heavily moderated
Most people in the US support abortion to some degree. A bunch of people in positions of power may support banning it, but the general population overwhelming doesn't. Also worth noting this video was entirely apolitical in content. That's not necessarily a good thing all the time, but given how straightforward & factual it is, there's kinda nothing a reasonable person could take issue with.
Get help, my channel dp says a lot on how you gonna get a help on abortion remedy or pill delivery
Please be aware that the abortion pill is causing a miscarriage, and that can be incredibly traumatising. Having been to family planning with my partner when we were in this situation, and gone through the route of a medical abortion in a clinic, it's far less stressful than being home alone having a miscarriage in the shower.
If you can, please talk to a medical professional about your options. I understand the delicate situation in the US right now, but even if you need to make a phone call to a doctor in another state, talk to someone about the process and consequences. We were very glad to have had the option of the clinic rather than going home with the pill.
Wow I didn’t know that was an option! I was completely alone and it sucked, especially the amount of blood. I think that’s great if more places allow in clinic!
@@GoodestKittyIn most states in Australia the clinic is available and subsidised by the government so you don't even have to pay a cent. There's pre-and post counselling available and laws preventing protest action within 100m of an abortion clinic. It's a totally different mindset.
The pill is to cause an abortion. The medicine makes the fetus bag detach from the lining of the uterus.
dont depend your health on a youtuber
Thanks for your comment, Tony James!
Yes, everybody should be aware that even if it sounds easy ("just take some pills and everything is gone"), in reality the emotional consequences can be huge.
Don't take abortion too easy, never! Especially not men.
A girl came in to our Planned Parenthood and asked for a morning after pill, they got her one and she literally said "wow, you can just get abortion medicine like that" and walked out. Like. What. They were too stunned to correct her.
oof
@@jep9092 I genuinely hope those girls are okay
@@ViolentAurora You people astound me. I don't get how you could say that. It makes absolutely no sense.
@@heycj That's how it works. By the way, good to see you CJ. Been a while.
@@heycj I understand how someone who isn't well educated in the medical field or any science wouldn't understand. When a morning after pill is taken, the egg is still just an egg. It's possible a sperm has entered it, but it's not attached to the uterine wall. The morning after pill DOES NOT terminate existing pregnancies.
MinuteEarth is such a great public service, but this video in particular, could not be more welcome at this time. Thank you, from the sane people.
I'm not insane because I have a different opinion than you...
Am I?
@@berdyking7967 depends on the opinion
@@rambhaskar6728 there is no wrong answer when it comes to a subject we know little about. I personally hope both sides to an argument come to a reasonable compromise.
@@berdyking7967 What is it that you feel we know little about regarding this subject? The video explained precisely how these drugs work. And how do our opinions differ - the video didn’t offer an opinion, just facts.You seem to be being deliberately vague and opaque.
@@RLeaguer_Saint oops, I interperated your og comment wrong. I thought you where calling pro lifers insane. Sorry
Please don't start a war in the comment section, this is just information and facts there's no need to include opinions
Okay i was about to sorry
Yeah, they got scarily close to saying something controversial.
Honestly this comment section is relatively tame, given the subject is about abortion.
I know, right? I’ve been looking around, and it’s astounding just how few arguments there are
@Ludvig Renström SJFe I guess that's true.
This is for the people who think, that abortion should be a criminal offense:
As if every abortion would have had a happy and loving life expectancy of 100%??
Just because mothers are not getting abortions, doesn't mean, that their baby gets a life of love.
When abortion wasn't a thing, there where plenty of babies and small children, that simply ended up in trashcans and buried somewhere and left somewhere, burnt, thrown in the river,... Like just because you prevent one thing, doesn't always cause for another. And it's better to have abortion then hurt someone who actually feels it happen.
I dont think you understand the motives.
Barely anyone actually cares about the fetuses - and when they do, they are hugely misinformed.
The real basis of the problem is people pushing religious believes. Theyre simply tryina make sex a christian marriage restricted thing. They hope to put women in fear of having sex at all as they could possibly mess up their entire lives without a way out.
That, and also to "own the libs".
If it were any other way and people actually cared, abortion bans wouldnt be the only thing being pushed - it would be rather extensive support to single mothers and an improval of the adoption system.
sometimes its not even their fault too, like if the contraception failed whether thats condoms or pills. cant force someone to go through pregnancy if theyre uncomfortable and scared
Because a feotus can't feel? How would you know?
Probably because it hasnt developed a brain yet and pretty sure 99% of feelings come from the brain@@gwenmonteiro7665
They are also used to induce delivery as well.
After a certain point, a “miscarriage” technically becomes a birth because the baby can survive outside the mother’s body.
This feels like a little nudge to all those who get denied hospital abortions.
Very informative video 👍
I agree. I had sympathetic pity for all the women in the US, where the landmark decision by the Supreme Court had struck down federal and state laws on abortion. With some states taking a stance against abortion, there are women who will feel that their right to abortion is restricted.
@@alphaapple1375 "there are women who will feel that their right to abortion is restricted" That is quite a euphemism, considering that some states have already banned abortions
@AlphaApple I’m in America and I can say without a doubt that our Supreme Court and others in charge are f*cked up
People in the comments need to realize that everyone is from the US and that the US isn't the default. Saying stuff like "there are certain things happening right now" in this comment section shows that Americans think they are the default and everyone else on the internet also is. That said, this video is very good 👍
“everyone is from the US”
Lol chill weirdo
There are certain things happening right now. When the consequences are severe enough and/or the number of people affected is large enough, those things are matters of global concern because we are all part of humanity. That applies to the US. That applies to Ukraine. It applies in all sorts of places.
And that's not even getting into the global threat posed by the world's superpower rapidly sliding into open fascism which is a matter of global concern no matter where it starts manifesting.
When Bolivia had a fascist coup, it was also news that garnered global attention. When China started throwing Uighurs in concentration camps it was also global news.
This isn't just a US thing in this case.
"No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thine own
Or of thine friend's were.
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee."
-John Dunne
@@loudsound1197 how are they a weirdo
@@dynamicworlds1
Abortion Rights are a quite different case though, because the reaction to the USAs tohuwabohu was rather to solidify their own laws in that regard.
So yes, it caused a more or less global reaction, but i‘d say in a very good way and not a negative as your comment implied is the regular case.
The people value their rights more, now that they see that others rights have been taken away from them.
If parties are willing and no medical supervision is needed, I don't think anything can stop those who want to take these pills.
So long as the US postal system is preserved and protected from state meddling
if your family doesn't support you and you are financially/emotionally dependent on them, it can still be a very difficult - if not impossible - thing to do
The fear of said serious complications might.
Lack of access to good information alone is enough to stop people from being able to do things in most cases. It's hard to access a pill you don't know exists in the first place and harder still when you don't know someone you can rely on to help you access information about medication safely.
@@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat please how can one take this medications
These meds are also used for medical conditions other than ending a pregnancy (i.e. arthritis, etc).
That’s interesting
How does ingrows work? for example ingrown nail or hair. I've experienced ingrown toenail and it was horrible, months of medium pain and EXTREME pain during surgery even after they gave me twice the normal dose of painkillers, removed half of it and I still sometimes fell it a little bit
Not a professional, but ingrown toenails happen when you cut your nail too short, and your nail grows into the skin beside your nailbed instead of just going past. You can prevent this by waiting to trim your nails until they're past the skin that borders your nail, and by putting a string under your nail to hold it up over the skin so it grows on top instead of digging into the skin.
I don't really know much about ingrown hairs, other than the fact that, again, the skin blocks the hair from growing outward. Hair and nails are very similar (I believe keratin plays a role in both?), it's just that it's easier to prevent ingrown toenails than ingrown hairs - or, at the very least, I'm ignorant in the former regard
@@lyrablack8621 Some people have thicker skin and shallower roots, too, making it easier to get ingrowns. Some others yet have awkwardly shaped roots or digits that can cause toenails to always be ingrown and they have to have the entire nail removed to prevent infection, which I know because this trait unfortunately runs in my family.
Somebody already said about ingrown nails, so here's ingrown hairs:
When you shave, hair will sometimes grown back but fail to get through the skin for one reason or another. Often times just missing the pore. When this happens, the hair doesn't stop growing, causing it to continue to grow under the skin. Luckily, easy to fix, by just pulling the hair out.
I will add that if you cannot help but keep your nails trimmed shorter than you should (as I do because I cannot stand the sensation of anything but very short fingernails and pull my socks so tight that my toenails quickly cut holes in my socks if I don't), making extra sure that the corners are smoothly rounded so that as they grow they slide over the skin rather than digging in is vitally important.
Also, if by over trimming or a nail breaking you're in a situation where you see a nail starting to get ingrown, going in to remove the corner of that nail so it's pushing against the skin at as shallow an angle as possible and cutting back (with a nail clipper) any of the excess epidermis that is starting to roll over the nail can help reduce the pressure driving it down into the skin.
Be careful with that, obviously. In trimming the skin go slow. The skin I'm talking about trimming is strictly a thick bulge of epidermis, so you won't even feel pressure when you start squeezing the clippers. Go very gently at first and if you feel anything at all, stop because you're trying to clip off too much and will actually cut living skin if you keep squeezing. Done correctly, it should be functionally no different than trimming off a hangnail.
As with many things, though, the most important thing is paying attention to your body. If you're prone to getting ingrown nails, checking to make sure you're not developing one every time you shower can save you a lot of pain later.
(Shoes being too tight can also be a risk factor, of course)
Thanking everybody involved with getting this video published, you’re all amazing. Thank you
thank you for sharing videos on such important topics
excelente vídeo. obrigada por trazer informações de qualidade e verídicas!
The thumbnail, video and voice is so serious, it doesn't even feel like a MinuteEarth video
Being 21 and currently in an unplanned pregnancy, I'm getting my script for this tomorrow and I'm terrified. I don't regret my decision but it's still a big thing and I'm terrified of the pain when I already have endometriosis and extremely agonising periods, and the nausea when for the past 4 days I've had the most ridiculous continuous morning sickness. Please wish me luck I just want this to be over and to be well again :(
May I ask how you got an unwanted pregnancy?
Not trying to offend you, just Out of curiossity
@@prof7304 Contraception unfortunately didn't pull through. Why? I find that to be a strange question to ask
@@emilybrooke_x Thank you for your kind words
whishing you luck! it'll all end well, don't worry :))
@@sonberta6640 Thank you, it really means a lot :)
This is actually really eye opening.
Neutral and informative at a time when it's more important than ever, amazing video
this is the kind of video we need now. please do more on birth control measures.
abortions arent birth control
1:07 the funny cells that get stopped look so CUTE
Thank you for the education 👍
Very educational. An excellent video on the topic.
Quick, simple explanation. Thanks!
Paano tamang pg inom..pm
I love the animations in these videos. The progesterone looking like “I’m just trying to do my job 🫤”
Yea I though that was cute
Great video, a really clear explanation of how these medications work.
Very informative video, thanks!
I assume these were the tablets I had to take when I was scanned at 13 weeks, to find that my baby had passed at 8 weeks. It was heartbreaking and very scary, whether for miscarriage or abortion, it’s abhorrent to send someone home to deal with it alone. I’m lucky I’m from England, myself and my husband were supported amazingly by the nurses. I told them I was frightened of what I’d see, they reassured me they’d make sure I didn’t see anything. Afterwards, they ran me a bath, and left me and my husband to have some time to come to terms with it.
Regardless of politics, this video is important, useful, and interesting
There were lots of harsh 'S' sounds in this video. I think you should try running your audio through some sort of "de-esser" to help with that.
Great, informative video! Thanks for helping to educate!
Thank you for creating this video, it was very informative.
Pktagalog nga Po .
It's weird to ban these pills if they have other uses, what if someone needs pill one for stomach ulsesrsbut can't get it cause it's band.
This was a very informative video, thank you!
Wait, if Misoprostol just causes contractions, why is there a 10 week limit and not 99% effective within that window? Why not 15? 30? 35 weeks? I'm not a doctor so I could be missing on critical information, but I would think causing premature contractions would end a pregnancy. Is it that when taken too late the contractions don't expel a uterus's contents? Do they just sort of get stuck at the exit?
I think (im not sure bc im also no a doctor) but i think probably at that point the zygote has already started multiplying and theres actually a fetus there, but then again im not sure, but it seems most likely
I’m no doctor either, but I’d think that complications and risks are more common and/or serious the later the pill(s) are administered?
Hi, also not a doctor, but after looking into it a bit, I think it's actually a hormone thing as pregnancy has stages. The first trimester is at the highest risk of natural miscarriage since if the body deems the pregnancy non-viable (whether mom wants to or not) it will drop the pregnancy. Since the process of miscarrying and pill-based abortions are the same the pills should work. Past a certain point though, the body has committed to the pregnancy and probably puts hormonal and physical barriers in place. Like I know there's a mucus plug that keeps things from getting past the cervix but also keeps anything from getting out. It's the "bloody show" when labour starts since the body ejects it so baby can come out.
Also no expert. But I do know that at some point the embryo directly attaches to the uterus wall, and forms blood vessel connections with the pregnant persons blood stream via the placenta. I would imagine that as soon as that starts this procedure would become less effective, or maybe too dangerous. In the early stages the embryo is just a few cells living directly off the uterus lining so seems like can be safely removed along with that
I’m also not a doctor, but I have a lot of feelings and I like to be included.
Tomorrow I am going to take that pill because my doesn't grown in my stomach now 4 th month 😢😢😢save me jesus
can you make a video about Plan B pills too?
Thank you for making a great video that is much needed to dispell a lot of misinformation going around right now.
Abortion is a human right!
@@stm7810 Concrete is a human right!
@@mrh8509 sure, I'm an anarcho-communist, if people want a thing and them getting that thing isn't overly harmful, they have the right to get it.
@@missydonald6381 and what are your restrictions for other peoples bodies? if you have a uterus, enjoy restricting yourself, but everyone else has bodily autonomy for their own choices.
Think you meant .04% have serious complications - not .4%.
In before politics get to this
A brief window of time indeed.
Yee
My forecast says it's going to be a rough one. Commenters be wary
Wow, these information in the description. This is more than just a video. Thank you!
Damn I wonder what recent political event was the reason they chose to make this video
there was a political event? /j
@@BrotherHood-xh9sg the /j at the end of their comment means “joking”
Serious and sometimes fatal infections and bleeding occur following medical abortions
very informative thank you
Never knew the science behind the medicine, thanks!
Thanks for doing this video, people need to know more about this. Especially in the US right now, to at least try to remedy the dire situation a bit.
Thanks Minute Earth
ru-486 is such a terminator name
Thank you for educating us on this important subject.
it's amazing to see people teaching us in such an unbiased way
How will you find out those pills
Thanks @MinuteEarth for posting this video. Here are the viewpoints expressed by Supreme Court justices regarding abortion rights.
Abortion is a controversial issue in the US, with some people believing it ends a human life, and others believing it is a woman's right to choose. For most of US history, each state has been allowed to make its own laws on abortion.
In 1973, the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade established a nationwide right to abortion, based on the Constitution. However, this decision was based on incorrect information and is not widely accepted.
Roe v. Wade ended the process of states gradually liberalizing their abortion laws, and instead imposed a highly restrictive regime on the entire nation. This decision has caused a lot of political division in the US.
In 1992, the Supreme Court revisited Roe v. Wade in the case Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey. The Court did not endorse Roe v. Wade's reasoning, but ruled that stare decisis (precedent) required adherence to Roe v. Wade's 'central holding' that states cannot constitutionally protect fetal life before viability.
The Constitution does not mention abortion, and there is no right to abortion implied by any constitutional provision.
Thank you for making this video! You are actually saving lives with such easily understandable and widely accessible content. This video would've come in handy with my expartner who thought the only way an abortion can be done is via a complicated surgery which makes women sterile :/
These pills also have a chance at causing fertility issues.
@@sethapex9670 No it doesn't.
@@elylew if you use it repeatedly, in the way some use it as a form of birth control, and don't use any other barrier during sexual activity, your risks of infection especially from an STD, increase, which can lead to uterine scarring that reduces fertility.
@@sethapex9670 But it won't cause that if you aren't dumb about using it.
@@elylew do you think that applies to most of the people who use it?
Given the times we are in, this video has the potential to help a lot of people. Just need the companion one for preventative measures and their effectiveness.
Thank you for sharing this vital information 🙏
i'm scared of imagining how heavy the bleeding flow will be after an abortion (be it miscarriage or induced)
Quite significant, but as stated, rarely dangerous
From people I know; it's like a really short heavy period. It's not fun, but it's not going to be too awful
What happens when they don’t work? Is the foetus damaged?
Good video with important information. Thanks for sharing this with us.
I don't think, "For more information," has ever been so full of import as this.
From where i get these medicine
This didn't appear on my feed until 4 weeks later
This should go viral for health safety.
Men should have an oral contraception pill.
I would swallow it / take it.
It would give us men more control / more responsibility over family planning.
how would it work
Absolutely it should be developed despite it being harder though
Negative side effects aside as birth control pills can be pretty rough for both sides (going by preliminary trials for male bc) its definitely harder for a male bc, you cant just reduce sperm count, you need to completely cut it to be effective. Maybe you can cut the tail off the lil swimmers haha
Why do you need more control?
Let me present:
Condoms
@@puppyqueen5688 women get to have birth control, if you give men a type of birth control then it would help reduce the amount of unwanted pregnancies
It was very instructive
Please how can I take this urgently
Like what is the process
How many pills should I take
When????
Please 😭😭😭😭
what a time to make this video
My parents go to a clinical to end unwanted pregnancies
You use the plural? How often do they need to do that? There are condoms you know!
How can we get this pills
I'd like it if we could get a better solution to the problem. I'm not a woman but that's not super great, stillbetter than the coat hanger but.. Yeah.. Anyways thanks for explaining and please explain " the morning pill ".
Came here expecting to be warmed by the glow of a dumpster fire, only to be warmed in my heart by the civility on display in this comment section. :)
Sort comments by newest and you'll find what you came for
@@SirPhysics, Just sorted by new and well big oof.
US: bans abortions
MinuteEarth: So here’s how you safely abort at home with no doctor able to say whether you aborted or had a miscarriage.
The US didn't ban abortions. It did something that allows states to decide their own abortion laws, but the majority of states still will keep abortion. It's important not to use hyperbole for such important topics like this so misunderstandings don't occur.
@@cortster12 Terribly sorry, my mistake. More accurately:
30/50 US States: Bans/Restricts/Assigns legal repercussions to abortion
MinuteEarth: We got ya fam
For the sake of legitimacy and not spreading misunderstandings, here’s my source:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/24/abortion-state-laws-criminalization-roe/
@@jordanhowe1899 Your point still doesn't hold. You make it sound like everybody can just easily buy those pills in a drug store without seeing a doctor. That's not true. So if you get those pills, there is still at least one medical person who knows what you are planning to do.
@@RealRomplayer Not when abortion is illegal. That's when the black market and illegal drug trade pops its head.
Can misoprostol get rid of uterine fibroids as well???
What will happen if we take abortion pill in Pcod ?
I felt a little bit uncanny watching this video, but I'm glad I watched it and now understand the principles of abortion pills
Turkish subtitles please
Thanks
What happens if one takes mifepristone after 48 hours ?
I swear I read absorption not abortion
pillers are just simple and you can do it from home
Thank you 😊 💚
Wow, you did a video on abortion and it didn't feel like you put a political slant on the topic. That was impressive.
Unfortunately the comment section would make this political.
Health and ecology are not red or blue
science, history and facts are not red or blue, but rightards will make it red or blue
when you make such comments...you are indirectly injecting seeds for a political discussion to start lol
@@MC-mx1mt so, do you suggest we don't talk about the crazy fact that in some (lesser developed) parts of the world, this is considered a political topic? for the sake of keeping peace?
Love that you guys are spreading awareness ❤
Spreading awareness on not be a slut who sleeps with everyone is what this video should be.
Awesome video and very important information. Thank you so much for this work
Is it too late if you’re 11/12 weeks pregnant?
Can i take this when i have 4weeks pregnancy?
Yeah you can..
I took it. Don’t judge me. Judge your mother. My life choices do not affect any of you. Its two pills. Mifepristone and Misoprotol. You take the first one in the office, it supposedly stops the fetuses heart beat. The next one you take 24 hours later in the comforts of your own home and it makes you bleed. It’s like a heavier period. You pass alot of tissue and within maybe 2 days, you should be done passing tissue and the rest of the bleeding is just your uterus shedding. It’s safe, effective and less expensive from my experience. I only paid $350 at my local clinic. I’m very pro choice and while i do always think about the what ifs, i feel like that decision was needed to be made. Ladies, it’s up to you. You cannot trust people 100% to help you without your child, rather it is your husband or family members. If you are not 100% sure about having a baby, do what you got to do. You can always have a baby when in a better situation.
I’m contemplating this and I just want to ask you do you feel evil after? Because that’s all I feel for thinking about doing this and I can’t even feel bad for myself because I put myself here. I also want to ask about the pain
@@chromed3pth yes i felt evil. It took some time to heal mentally and emotionally from my decision and i think about it and the baby often but i was prepared for that feeling because i was 100% sure that i didn’t want a child. Make sure you’re 100% sure. You cannot take it back. Weigh out the situation. If having a child is not right for you right now and you are willing to accept that you will feel evil after and will work towards feeling normal again, then do it. If you think the feeling will consume you and change you and you are willing to take care of your child thru whatever situation, then don’t do it. It’s 100% up to you. You know yourself more than anyone. But remember, millions of women have done it and feel the same way you feel. It’s normal. The pain, I’ll be honest. It’s not unbearable but it’s technically your body expelling a baby. While the baby isn’t fully formed and you aren’t breaking bones to push it out, there still will be cramping and i mean CRAMPING. Worse than a regular period but that’s only until the tissue has passed. You will spend all day and night on the toilet passing the biggest clots of your life. They do give you pretty good pain meds to help though.
Thank you so much for your comment! I needed to see this 💜
@@its.roooose no problem ❤️
How can I get this i am from Jamaica
Great video. Thanks for simply informing and not making this political
If you don't think this is political, you can't read subtext. That said, I support this political message.
@@MrMessiah2013 It's really not about whether you're "red or blue," it's about informing everyone who is willing to listen about important medication, what it does, why it's used, etc. Medical care shouldn't be a political debate; regardless of one's beliefs, facts are facts and opinions can be kept to oneself.
@@Zarox8811 what about purple and orange :(
Mifepristone is currently approved only for abortion. - NYTIMES January 2023
that was pretty cool. I didnt know that they could do that
This is awsome, and so convenient. I have a quick question for anyone whos an expert in this field. How does pill based abortions affect the chance of pregnancy in the future and growth of a baby? For instance if someone had 2 pill based abortions and wanted to have a pregnancy 2-3 years in the future would it affect the growth?
From the data I've seen, there's no known effect. Certainly surgical abortions have absolutely no effect on future fertility!
Mama Doctor Jones recently made a good video on this topic which I think answers your question.
As I understand it, it doesn't affect your fertility because it's the same process as a miscarriage. In the same way that someone who has had a naturally occurring miscarriage can still go on to have a healthy full-term pregnancy.
It's not the miscarriage itself affecting the chances of having children, but whatever is causing the miscarriages. When the cause is a medication, this isn't going to happen in the future wanted pregnancy.
Miscarriages are actually fairly common, they just aren't talked about often. These pills are also sometimes used for people who are trying to have children, but whose current pregnancy isn't viable for whatever reason.
I highly recommend not asking for medical support in the youtube comment section
@@georgplaz they lucked out and got a good answer this time, but as a general rule, that's wise.
@@georgplaz I would say it's ok to ask so long as you take everything with a massive grain of salt, and use it more as guidance for other sources (which are again taken with a massive grain of salt.)
I've had to order these meds and lots of IUDs lately.
Knowledge is power. Stay powerful folks!
Wow! You can do a video without puns.
minute earth NEVER disappoints!
thank you for posting this