Premature discharge or removal of products of conception from the uterus.
ABORTION METHODS
Menstrual Extraction:
A very early suction abortion, often done before the pregnancy test is positive.
Dilation and Curettage (D & C):
The Cervix is dilated with a series of instruments to allow the insertion of a curette (a looped shaped steel knife). The unborn child is then cut into pieces and scraped from the uterine wall. Bleeding is usually profuse.
Suction Curettage (Vacuum htmlxxiration)
Dilation and Evacuation (D & E):
At 12 to 20 weeks. By week 12, the baby's bones are hardening and can no longer be sucked apart.
Salt Poisoning (Saline Injection):
Used after 16 weeks 4 months.
Hysterotomy, or Caesarean Section:
Used mainly in the last three months of pregnancy.
Prostaglandin Chemical Abortion