... using mifepristone, followed 24–48 hours later by buccal or vaginal misoprostol are 98% effective up to 9 weeks gestational age. If medical abortion fails, surgical abortion must be used to complete the procedure. Early medical abortions account for the majority of abortions before 9 weeks gestation in Britain, France, Switzerland, and the Nordic countries. In the United States, ... suction" and "menstrual extraction", can be used in very early pregnancy, and does not require cervical dilation. Dilation and curettage, the second most common method of surgical abortion, is a standard gyn...

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