eprex tablets each contain 200 mg of mifepristone Cheap Darius Leonard Jersey , a synthetic steroid with antiprogestational effects.
Indications:
Mifepristone (also known as RU 486) is used to cause an abortion during the early part of a pregnancy. It is used up to week 7 of pregnancy (up to 49 days after the first day of your last menstrual period). This drug blocks a natural substance (progesterone) that is needed for your pregnancy to continue. It is usually used together with another medicine called misoprostol. This medicine must not be used if you have a rare abnormal pregnancy that is outside the womb (ectopic pregnancy). It will not cause an abortion in this case. It may cause an ectopic pregnancy to rupture, resulting in very serious bleeding.
Mechanism of action:
Mifepristone competitively inhibits the actions of progesterone at progesterone-receptor sites, resulting in termination of pregnancy. The combination of mifepristone and misoprostol causes expulsion of the products of conception through decidua necrosis Cheap Quenton Nelson Jersey , myometrial contractions, and cervical softening.
Advantages:
• In most cases, no surgery!! You can do this at home with someone you know to take care of you. • The chance of uterine damage (perforation) is zero when this method is successful.
The infection rate with medical abortion is lower than with surgical abortion. It may seem more natural Cheap T.Y. Hilton Jersey , like a miscarriage.
• No shots, anesthesia, instruments Cheap Andrew Luck Jersey , or vacuum aspirator machine, unless it fails. • The pregnancy can be ended earlier than with Surgical Abortion. • Being at home instead of a clinic may seem more comforting and private. • Any support person can be there during the abortion process.
You should not use this method if:
• You know you are allergic to either of the drugs used-mifepristone and misoprostol. • You have a bleeding abnormality or take anticoagulation drugs like heparin or Coumadin. • You have an IUD in place. • You have chronic adrenal failure. • You use steroid medications, including daily use of steroid-containing asthma inhalers. • You have an ectopic (tubal) pregnancy. Mifeprex will not end a pregnancy