Please note that this is not a booking but a request for an appointment. We will confirm your date and time with you. If you would like to visit a Marie Stopes centre within the next 24 hours please call our call centre on 11 77 Comments or questions. I allow Marie Stopes South Africa to contact me regarding my booking. Terminating your pregnancy abortion is your legal right.
Marie Stopes South Africa offers safe abortions for unwanted pregnancies up to 20 weeks. Our nurses and doctors are accredited professionals, in sexual and reproductive healthcare. A pregnancy can be terminated using either a medical or surgical process.
The correct process for your termination will depend on the stage of your pregnancy as well as your preference. Marie Stopes South Africa offers both types of safe abortion procedures:. The medical process can only be used if you are less than 9 weeks pregnant.
The abortion is performed by using a combination of two medications which work together to terminate the pregnancy. The first medication blocks the hormone called progesterone. Without progesterone the pregnancy will not be sustained. The second medication opens the cervix mouth of the womb and causes the uterus womb to contract, this will cause the pregnancy to be expelled. After you take the medication, the process is completed at home. The process may be performed up to 20 weeks of pregnancy but is less complicated the earlier it is completed.
You will be seen by a provider at one of our centres, who will examine you and may perform an ultrasound to confirm how far pregnant you are. You may be given medication to open the cervix mouth of the womb. The procedure is then completed using a suction technique to remove the pregnancy. During your consultation, our nurses and doctors will recommend which safe abortion procedure is right for you.
