Planned Parenthood of Connecticut is now offering both surgical and medical abortion options at four of our 18 health centers. The New Haven , West Hartford , Norwich , and Stamford centers began to provide medical abortion shortly after the start of the New Year. Medical abortion ends a pregnancy using medications rather than surgery. A woman may use Mifepristone during the early part of pregnancy no later than 49 days after the first day of her last period. This is confirmed by ultrasound.
Mifepristone is a pill that the woman swallows.
It works with another medication called Misoprostol. Mifepristone blocks a hormone that is needed to continue pregnancy. The woman inserts the second drug, Misoprostol, into her vagina three days after taking Mifepristone. This is done in the woman s home, where she can make herself comfortable. Misoprostol causes the uterus to contract.