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How do you use mifepristone?

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Medical Abortion (brand name Mifeprex) is a form of early abortion caused by the combination of two medications, mifepristone and misoprostol that is an option for women who are 8 weeks pregnant or less. Also known as RU486 or medication abortion.
During the first appointment at the clinic you receive the mifepristone pill to take orally. Then 24 to 72 hours later, in the privacy of your own home, you take the the second medication, misoprostol. Misoprostol causes contractions resulting in a miscarriage. When used in combination, mifepristone and misoprostol are 95-97% effective within two weeks. Mifepristone and misoprostol are FDA approved.

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How do you use mifepristone for abortion?
The doctor will give it to you and a day or two after you go back and he will give you the other medicine to make the embryo come out.
What is the use of mifepristone tablets?
To terminate a pregnancy. from wiki...Other medical applications of mifepristone that have been studied in Phase II clinical trials include regular long-term use as an oral contraceptive, and...
What is the use of mifepristone?
It's aka the abortion pill and is the first medication you take in a medical abortion.
How do you use Mifepristone medicine to remove pregnancy?
In a combo with Misoprostol. Otherwise the pregnancy is terminated but the embryo will not come out. That will lead to infections. Read more in the link below.
What is the use of tablet unwanted.is it same mifepristone?
Mifepristone is not used alone but together with Mispoprostol that is taken the next day. Otherwise you might never start to bleed since Mifepristone makes the pregnancy stop while Misoprostol make...