You deserve to know the facts. Common risks of medication abortion include:
- Incomplete abortion, which may need to be followed by surgical abortion
- An ongoing unwanted pregnancy if the procedure doesn’t work
- Heavy and prolonged bleeding
- Infection
- Fever
- Digestive system discomfort
Common risks of surgical abortion include:
- Infection
- Cervical tears or lacerations
- Uterine perforation
- Hemorrhaging
- Retained products of conception
- Allergic or adverse reactions to medications