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FAQ
1. What to do if your period does not come?
If your period does not came in due time, buy in any drugstore a pregnancy test. If the pregnancy test is positive or negative, and menstruation is delayed for a week or more and you:
- don’t want to have children;
- need a safe abortion and a competent advice, call 54-56-09, Monday to Friday from 10:00-16:00.
2. What better time to terminate a pregnancy?
Unwanted pregnancy should be interrupted at the earliest possible term!
Advantages of abortion in the early stages:
- The frequency of complications in abortion increases with the term of gestation;
- Women get rid of the psychological and physical suffering (nausea, vomiting, fatigue, etc.) associated with pregnancy;
- In the early stages, pregnancy can be terminated by various methods.
3. What is the method to terminate a pregnancy?
There are several methods of abortion in the early stages!
Over 70% of abortions in our country are produced by dilatation with curettage (D&C). This method consists in dilatation of the cervical canal with metal expanders and curettage of the endometrium with a sharp metal curette. Possible complications of D&C are: perforation of the uterus, heavy bleeding, and severe infection of the pelvic organs. The method is very traumatic and can lead to various complications: spontaneous abortion, premature birth, bleeding and infertility.
Alternative to the D&C method is:
- the manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) or electric vacuum aspiration (EVA);
- medical abortion.
Medical abortion is widely distributed in the West and now also in Moldova. Using an electric vacuum aspiration (EVA) the pregnancy can be terminated if the gestational term is up to 5-6 weeks. Very often, to make sure that there are no residues left a controlling curettage is performed. Thus, the electric vacuum aspiration, currently practiced in Moldova is similar to the D&C method.
4. Where, in what conditions an abortion can be performed?
A safe abortion with minimal risk of complications may be offered only by specialized services that have:
- the possibility to diagnose pregnancy in the early stages;
- the possibility to detect positive test results of pregnancy starting with the first day of delay of menstruation;
- transvaginal ultrasound that determines the fetus in the uterus starting with the 4-th week of pregnancy (absence of menstruation during one week);
- experienced specialists in abortion;
- all modern methods of abortion (manual vacuum aspiration) and anesthesia, both local and general (patient’s option) and medical abortion;
- 24 hours – assistance on the phone and stuff on duty that can provide consultations and emergency assistance in case of possible complications.
The institution, in which abortion is performed, must also respect the basic rights of the patient, the counseling prior to abortion must be practiced, allowing women to choose an appropriate method for her abortion and anesthesia, to discuss options in order to prevent new pregnancies (methods of contraception).
5. You should immediately consult a doctor if:
- you experience severe abdominal pain;
- you have temperatures above 38C, chills;
- severe bleeding - eliminating large blood clots, or you have to use 2-3 large sanitary pads in 1 hour for two consecutive hours;
- vaginal discharge – pus-like or with an unpleasant odor;
- you have severe weakness, a loss of consciousness (fainting), difficult breathing.