Frequently asked questions about Abortion

No, you have to wait 10 or 15 days before you can have penetrative sexual relations, if it is not penetrative then you can start when you want.

Yes, no problem, you can go to work.

Yes, a gynaecological review should be done between 15 and 20 days after, either in the clinic where the abortion was carried out or with a gynaecologist that you trust.

Yes, a local, general, or epidural anaesthetic is used depending on the abortion technique that is used.

With an abortion at less than 12 weeks it is not necessary to be hospitalised and in less than two hours you can be out of the clinic.

An abortion in the first 12 weeks of gestation takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes and the average stay in the clinic is 1 to 2 hours, depending on the type of anaesthesia used.

There are no best and worst or most or least dangerous abortion methods. It all depends on the medical history of the woman and based on this they will recommend one or the other.

Some of the alarms can be:
- Abundant or unusual bleeding which lasts more than two days without interruption.
- Using two large sanitary towels in one hours for two consecutive hours.
- Frequent clots.
- Severe or intense or pain or colic or which limits your daily activities.
- Fever or a high temperature (more than 38 degrees).
- Continuous dizziness or nausea for a week after the treatment.
- Breast pain that lasts more than 2 weeks after the treatment.
- Vaginal discharge with a foul smell.
- To not get a normal period within 6 weeks after the treatment. 

Yes, this can happen because some of the tissue can stay in the uterus after the abortion.

This is a decision that only you can make if you are not underage, in the case that you are younger than 18,yes you will have to come accompanied by a parent or guardian.