If you are considering abortion, there are often many questions one wonder. Here you get all the information you need to know about the procedure and the options you have.
When an abortion?
Abortion Act gives women the right to decide if she wants an abortion if the procedure takes place before the end of the twelfth week after the last menstrual day. If pregnancy has gone further than this, the application must be submitted to a tribunal. After the eighteenth week of pregnancy must be very compelling reasons to grant an abortion. When the fetus is considered viable, it will not be given permission to abortion. How to proceed If you want to have an abortion, you must contact your doctor. She / he orders the hour for you in the hospital. Some places you can even contact them directly to book an appointment. You can also get the opportunity to talk about the procedure beforehand (with a social worker or similar), if desired.
Free
To obtain an abortion the woman even fill out a separate form with the doctor / hospital. If the woman is under 16 years, the general rule is that the parents or guardian be heard unless there are compelling reasons that speak against it.
Abortion is free. It can be performed as a surgical intervention or using drugs. The choice of method and length of pregnancy before week 7 is the only medical abortion can be done. If the procedure is performed between week 7 and week 9, the woman can choose between medical and surgical abortion. In the period between 9 and 12 week used surgical abortion. After 12 week induced abortion using drugs.
Medical abortion - with tablets
Complications
Most svangerskapsavbruddene in Norway is uncomplicated, and less than 5% will experience complications. The most common is persistent bleeding and pain after the abortion because the uterus is not completely emptied. This is treated with curettage. It can also cause an inflammation of the abdomen that must be treated with antibiotics. A very unusual complication of surgical abortion is that there are holes in the uterine wall during the procedure. It may be necessary for an operation. Treatment Penetrating bleeding may also occur, most commonly for medical abortion. It is very unusual that abortion does not interrupt the pregnancy.
abortion does not reduce the chances of conceiving later. When you get pregnant the next time and give birth or have an abortion, there is no increased risk of complications in women who have previously taken a normal miscarriage.
Precautions for abortion
Women should use sanitary towels and not tampons when bleeding following the abortion procedure. As long as the woman has bleeding, she should avoid baths and sexual intercourse because of the risk of infection. Menses return 4-6 weeks after the abortion, and the first menstruation is often stronger and more prolonged than normal.
Difficult choices?
Deciding to have an abortion is for many a difficult choice. It may therefore be useful to talk to someone about this, it may be a partner, friends, family, doctor, nurse or midwife. There are also private organizations that also offers advice to women considering abortion. Amathea is a counseling service, you can read more on www.amathea.no
Sources:
Clinic for Sexual Information: methodological handbook 2000
Bergsjø, Maltau, Molne, Nesheim: Gynecology
Gudim, Juvkam: Gynecology in general practice,
Norwegian electronic medical handbook
