Suggest Ways To Terminate Pregnancy For A Patient Suffering From Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Posted on Tue, 26 Jan 2016

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Question : I am a peripartum cardiomyopathy survivor one year out.. I am 3 weeks pregnant I need to terminate are the abortion pills safe for someone with my condition ???
What I ultimately want to know is should I do the pills or the other way???

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Medical method safe

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Abortion pills are safe for a follow-up case of peripartum cardiomyopathy.
They have no adverse effect on heart.
Surgical abortion is done under anaesthesia which have adverse effects on heart.
However, you should take these pills under the guidance of an OBGYN specialist.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Please do get back for further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN
Maternal and fetal medicine specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar