Will Smoking Marijuana 24 Hours Before A Medical Abortion Affect The Process?

Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2015

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Question : will smoking marijuana 24hours before an medical abortion (meaning I'm taking a pill to abort the baby) cause problems for the abortion?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Chintan Solanki (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
No it will not affect abortion process

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for writing to us.

No marijuana will not affect abortion process.
However better to avoid considering abortion process and abortion pill can cause nausea, abdominal discomfort which may be worsened by marijuana in some patients.

Hope I have answer your query, I will be happy to help further.

Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki

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