Have you ever crossed the street without looking both ways? You might be okay, or you could be seriously injured because you missed something you would have seen if you looked.
Having an abortion without an ultrasound is exactly like this analogy. Without an ultrasound, women risk missing detectable, life-threatening issues like an ectopic pregnancy or being too far along for certain abortion procedures.
Ready to safeguard your health? Schedule a confidential appointment at Dove Medical. We’re here to ensure you make an informed choice.
Three Critical Pieces of Information an Ultrasound Will Detect
Making a fully informed choice means understanding your pregnancy details before you make a decision. An ultrasound will detect three pieces of critical information.
1. Ectopic Pregnancy
If your pregnancy is located outside the uterus, it’s a non-viable ectopic pregnancy. This type of pregnancy will not be able to develop to term and instead endangers your life. If it grows outside the uterus, it can cause life-threatening bleeding.
An ectopic pregnancy will give you a positive pregnancy test. This means there is absolutely no way to tell whether you have an ectopic pregnancy without an ultrasound.
2. Gestational Age
The FDA only approves medical abortion (the abortion pill) through ten weeks (70 days) of pregnancy. After this, another type of abortion would be considered safer.
An ultrasound will take measurements and tell you your gestational age, or how far along you are, with certainty.
Period trackers are imperfect; sometimes women are farther along than they realize. An ultrasound will make sure that women are not taking abortion pills when it could be dangerous.
3. Miscarriage
About 10-20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, which is a natural pregnancy loss. In this case, an abortion would not make sense.
If women pursue abortion pills when they have miscarried, they would put themselves through a serious medical procedure and carry the emotional baggage of abortion for no reason.
An ultrasound will screen for a heartbeat and show whether or not the pregnancy is progressing. If a miscarriage is detected, women would see their doctors to ensure there are no risks of infection.
Ready to Protect Your Health and Safety?
Visit Dove Medical today for no-cost early pregnancy services, including an ultrasound scan. Our ultrasounds will tell you your pregnancy’s gestational age and location and whether or not your pregnancy is progressing.
If anything looks suspicious, we’ll refer you to an emergency room so doctors can investigate further and potentially provide treatment. Protect your health and safety today.
Dove Medical offers pregnancy diagnosis, decision coaching, and accurate information about all pregnancy options; however, we do not refer for or perform abortion services, including the abortion pill.
This post is for educational and information purposes only and does not substitute the advice of a Healthcare Professional.