Our Services Our Locations About Us Contact Us Abortion by Pill A safe and effective way to end an early pregnancy by using medicine. Medical abortion may be used up to 10 weeks from your last menstrual period. How do I know if a medication abortion or an in-clinic abortion is best for me? SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT Who can choose medical abortion? You may choose the abortion if you are less than 10 weeks pregnant. You must agree to have a in-clinic abortion if the medical abortion fails. You must be able to return for at least one and sometimes more follow-up visits to ensure the process is complete. You should plan to have someone with you when you use the second medication at home. You must be 18 years old. You don’t have a medical condition that prevents the safe use of the pill such as clotting disorders, heart or kidney problems, or seizures. What to Expect On the day of your appointment you will receive an ultrasound and laboratory work. A clinician will meet with you to review all instructions and answer your questions. You will take the first pill (Mifeprex) in the office. Within 48 hours the second dose of medication (Misoprostol) will be administered at home. The combination of the two medicines will cause you to bleed and in most cases end the pregnancy within a few hours of using the second medicine at home. You must return in 1-2 weeks to make sure everything worked properly. How long does it take? Occasionally patients may begin to bleed after using the Mifeprex in the office. Most patients bleed and pass the pregnancy several hours after using the second medication at home. How effective is it? The abortion by pill is approximately 93% effective. Mifeprex and misoprostol will cause birth defects to this pregnancy. If the medical abortion does not work an in-clinic procedure MUST be performed. There is no extra charge if performed in our office under local anesthesia. How does it feel? You should expect: strong cramps nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea heavy bleeding When will I get my period? Your period will come in four to six weeks. You can begin your birth control right away. If you start hormonal birth control you will know exactly when your period will begin. Your pregnancy test will remain positive for three weeks. PREGNANCY CALCULATOR Select First Day of Last Menstrual Period: Year: 2020 2021 2022 Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December Day: Private Insurance To use your private insurance provide the insurance information 24-48 hours prior to your appointment. You may call our office before your appointment to see what is covered. You will need to bring a photo ID and your health insurance card to your appointment. Any other payments can be made by cash or credit card. We are providers of Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, Carefirst, and Maryland Medicaid. Federal Insurance plans, DC and VA Medicaid DO NOT pay for abortion services. We are NOT providers of Allegiance, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Health Keepers, Highmark, and United Healthcare. Insurance Verification We accept most pre-verified insurances to cover abortion services in all of our facilities. All of our facilities accept MD Medicaid. If your insurance is through an employee of the federal government it will not cover abortion services. If you do not have insurance or your insurance does not cover the procedure, we do work with local funding programs. Insurance Verification Form: Patients may fill out their insurance information for prior verification. Insurance information must be received more than 24 hours before a scheduled appointment to be verified by the appointment time. Funding Assistance Programs designed to assist patients with no insurance or other means to pay for their care with supplemental financial support. You have no obligation to repay any grants made for you. Assistance programs are phone-operated and you must call directly to the service. These programs have our information and will send your pledge directly to us. You may receive support from more than one funding program. Other funding programs exist and your case manager may refer you to additional funding services which are accepted on a case-by-case basis. Call us (301-251-9124, Rockville OR 410-788-4400, Catonsville) in advance if you are receiving other funding so we can ensure it is accepted. Schedule an appointment before calling the funding assistance programs. Monday to Friday : 9am – 5pm Saturday : 9am –2pm (Rockville and Baltimore Locations) 301-251-9124 800-260-CHOICE (2464) POTOMAC FAMILY PLANNING CENTER Jackson Place North 966 Hungerford Drive Suite 24 Rockville, MD 20850 Services ABORTION SERVICES ABORTION FEES GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES About OUR STORY FUNDING ASSISTANCE PRIVATE INSURANCE Locations ROCKVILLE, MD BALTIMORE / CATONSVILLE, MD HAGERSTOWN, MD All offices are certified by the National Abortion Federation and licensed by the Maryland Department of Health. © 2021 Copyright Potomac Family Planning Center (PFPC) English