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Your Consultation
Before any treatment is decided you will receive a consultation with a doctor or nurse where she or he will explain all your treatment options and answer any questions you may have about the abortion.
Medical Assessment
The doctor or the nurse will ask you for your medical history. It is very important you answer their questions honestly and give as much information as you can about any medical conditions you have or medications you take. This is to ensure your safety and suitability for treatment. Please inform a nurse if you are breastfeeding. You will be able to receive part of the consultation over the phone if you are limited to when you can attend the clinic.
Ultrasound Scan
You will have an ultrasound scan to date your pregnancy and to help us decide what treatment options are available to you. Sometimes the pregnancy can be too early for us to see via an abdominal (tummy) scan so we may need to insert a small ultrasound probe into your vagina. If we can’t see the pregnancy on a vaginal scan we can’t be sure that the pregnancy is developing as it should and the nurse/doctor will discuss this further with you. It may be that your pregnancy
is too early to see on scan, an early miscarriage has occurred or that the pregnancy is developing outside the uterus (womb) – an ectopic pregnancy –
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