... currently performed by any of four standard procedures, according to the period of time. Suction, or vacuum aspiration, is used in the first trimester up to twelve weeks. In this procedure, which normally takes five to ten minutes on an outpatient basis, the cervix is opened gradually with a series of dilators and the uterine contents are withdrawn by means of a small ... usually quickly expelled and the patient leaves the hospital about a day later. Late abortions are accomplished by hysterotomy, in which is a sort of surgical procedure which is similar to a cesarean, but requiring a s...

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... , if a woman decides to have an abortion, she should consider the possibilities of medical complications. Pregnancy always means physical change; women must wait for the right time to have the procedure, while she waits for that given time, the reality of her pregnancy becomes manifest in her body. She may experience Nausea, Fatigue, enlarged breast, weight gain, and skin changes. (The ... abortion (Sue Hertz-12). According to Clinical reference systems the complications include Infection, excessive bleeding, failure to end pregnancy, and difficulty becoming pregnant after several aborti...

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