• Excessive bleeding (soaking more than 2 pads in one hour) • Fever over 100.4°F lasting more than a few hours • Severe, worsening pain • Foul-smelling discharge (possible infection) • Weakness or dizziness upon standing up • Shortness of breath BE HONEST WITH YOUR DOCTOR. YOU WILL NOT GET IN TROUBLE. WARNING: If you are soaking more than two pads in one hour, call your medical provider. 500 mL of blood loss in 24 hours is considered a postpartum hemorrhage and requires immediate emergency medical attention. Do not wait until you have lost 500 mL of blood to seek medical attention. RISKS & COMPLICATIONS Some abortion pill providers advise women to lie and say they are having a natural miscarriage. However, withholding information about taking abortion pills can lead to improper or delayed treatment. Your doctor needs to know what medications you’ve taken to give you the best care. Being honest could save your life. If you experience any of these symptoms, go to the emergency room immediately: WHEN TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION • Heavy bleeding (9-16 days; 8% of women bleed over 30 days). • Severe cramping, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches. • Failure rate increases with gestation age (up to 13% at 10-11 weeks).2 • Incomplete abortion may require surgery or antibiotics. • Infection and/or ectopic pregnancy (a pregnancy not in the uterus) can be fatal. A no-cost evaluation can rule out ectopic pregnancy (which makes the pill dangerous) and confirm if the pregnancy is already non-viable, making the abortion pill unnecessary.
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