Medical abortions, can often be accomplished with two office visits, however a large number of patients require many more office visits, for ultrasound examinations and pelvic examinations. Since VESA will most likely be practiced by a handful of skilled and well equipped practitioners the expected safety rate is anticipated to be no less than with other first trimester abortions. Please note that the office is closed one Saturday each month. If a woman is planning on receiving intravenous sedation she should be accompanied by an adult who must remain in our waiting area during the entire procedure. Microgram will be administered to all Rh neg.
All patients experience the stimulus of surgical manipulation differently.
Most patients will experience some cramps during dilation. The use of a manual aspiration syringe makes this a gentler procedure than with an electrically driven aspiration machine. However, many patients benefit from the use of conscious sedation. Abortion, unlike other surgical procedures, is not emotionally neutral. Many complex issues confront a woman undergoing abortion in a very short period of time.