Abortion Pills in Bangalore | Medical Abortion Explained

Medically Reviewed by Dr Mamata (MBBS, MD)

Last Updated: July 22, 2026

Contents of This Post

Medical abortion or Abortion Pills in Bangalore explained by the doctor
Working of abortion pills
It is essential to visit a certified abortion clinic in Bangalore
Why you may need a medical abortion?
When is medical abortion not your option?
What to expect during a medical abortion at Bangalore Genesis Hospital (BGH), Bangalore?

Medical abortion or Abortion Pills in Bangalore explained by the doctor

As the name suggests, medical abortion refers to the abortion procedure with the help of medicines. It is the non-invasive method for terminating early pregnancies.

Medical abortion in Bangalore: Is it your option?

Abortion by abortion pills is the first thing that comes to mind when wanting to terminate unplanned pregnancies. But it isn’t an effective abortion option for all women alike.

How far are you in your pregnancy?

When did your pregnancy test reveal a positive?

You can calculate your pregnancy period taking your last menstrual period (LMP) as day 1 of pregnancy and its week as the first week. You may be wondering that the conception most likely occurred after 2 weeks, and still, the initial 2 weeks also added in the gestation length.

Yes, this is the standard adopted by most of the countries for ascertaining the gestation length.

So, have you calculated your gestation length?

If you are finding any confusion, you can drop a comment with your LMP. Our experts will get back to you with the answer.

Now coming to whether you can or cannot take abortion pills. Usually if your gestation period lies between 6 – 8 weeks, then, ‘YES’. You can get an abortion in Bangalore through the medical method of abortion. But in case your pregnancy is beyond this period, the gynaecologist may not prescribe abortion pills.

Do not fear surgical abortion methods in such cases. You can conveniently as well as efficiently avail painless surgical abortion in Bangalore.

Most importantly, do NOT resort to self-administer abortion pills. Never take them without the consultation and prescription from a registered medical practitioner.

Working of abortion pills

Oral Mifepristone and Oral misoprostol:

The two medicines recommended as abortion pills also coming together in combi pack as MTP kit are Mifepristone and Misoprostol. The doctor may advise you to take them within 6 – 8 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period.

During an intrauterine pregnancy, the fertilized egg implants in the uterine cavity where it attaches to the uterine lining. This triggers the release of the pregnancy hormone, Progesterone. It is crucial for the growth of the fetus.

The first pill is the Mifepristone which is an anti-progestin. This means that it blocks the action of Progesterone. Upon administration of Mifepristone, the embryo growth stops. The uterine lining starts thinning which does not permit the embryo to stay implanted and growing.

The second pill is the Misoprostol usually administered hours later after Mifepristone. Sometimes, the doctor may give it to you on the second appointment. And at other times, the doctor may give them to the patient to take orally at the mentioned time at home.

The mechanism of action of Misoprostol is that it brings contractions in the uterine cavity. These contractions are strong enough to expel the embryo from the uterus naturally through the vaginal route.

The patient can expect mild to moderate pain and all the contents will evacuate naturally.

The bleeding may range from moderate to heavy and will eventually decrease. You can expect it to stop within 7 days of taking the first pill.

However, if spotting or bleeding continues beyond a week, there are chances of incomplete abortion. You will need to visit the gynaecologist after a week to ascertain that the abortion was complete usually confirmed through a pelvic ultrasound.

These two pills are abortion pills for intrauterine pregnancies and won’t work for ectopic pregnancies. Such emergencies need different treatment.

Oral Mifepristone and Vaginal/Sublingual/Buccal Misoprostol:

Just as aforementioned, both medicines work in the same manner with the only change being the route of administration of the second pill, Misoprostol.

In the earlier method, the patient has to take it by the oral route, meaning swalllowed by mouth. Other routes can be:

- Vaginal: The doctor may insert the tablet(s) in the vagina resulting in contractions after its absorption from there. The doctor or the assisting nurse gently insert the tablet(s) taking complete care to rule out chances of infections.
- Buccal: The doctor may ask the patient to place the tablet(s) in the area between cheek and teeth in the mouth. From here, it slowly dissolves and absorbs in the blood.
- Sublingual: The doctor may ask the patient to place the tablet(s) under the tongue.

As per some studies, these slowly dissolving tablets are more effective. Moreover, it reduces the side effects like nausea.

It is essential to visit a certified abortion clinic in Bangalore

Though the medical method of abortion is a non-invasive abortion procedure, yet not all medical professionals can prescribe abortion pills. You can access a safe medical abortion in Bangalore only at a certified Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) centre.

It becomes essential to consult a healthcare professional because abortion pills carry certain avoidable risks.

Before we get into the complications, let’s put some light on to some events that happen in sequence. So, in case of unwanted pregnancies, either you fear the same due to unprotected intercourse or you have been relying on contraceptives that failed.

The first thing is the missed period. Every woman can expect her periods to be arriving on time with slight changes. But if the delay is by more than 10 days from the expected date, there are chances of conception. To check for the same, generally, most women do a simple home urine pregnancy test (UPT) using an easily available UPT kit like Preganews at pharmacy stores or online.

If the UPT reveals a positive pregnancy test for an unwanted pregnancy, medical abortion by abortion pills comes to mind as the closest option. Though it is indeed the earliest option available for terminating early pregnancies, yet there can be problems that you might not be able to manage. And here is which is why you need to consult a gynaecologist in any event of an unwanted pregnancy.

Coming to the complications that necessitate you visit a certified abortion clinic in Bangalore for terminating an unplanned pregnancy.

Ectopic Pregnancy:

Ectopic pregnancies are faulty pregnancies. For a clear understanding, let us pull some biology into the explanation. After intercourse, sperms travel to the fallopian tube to fertilize an egg released once a month in all women of reproductive age. This egg is available for only about 24 hours for fertilization. If the sperm and egg union doesn’t happen during this time, conception does not occur and the menstrual cycle goes on as regular with a regular period the next month. But in the case the egg is available during the intercourse, chances of conception increase.

One of the million sperms if fertilizes the egg, it starts growing into an embryo. This embryo travels through the fallopian tube to reach the uterine cavity where it implants in the uterus and starts growing. This is what happens with normal pregnancies, medically known as intrauterine pregnancy.

Now in case, this embryo fails to reach the uterine cavity rather staying in the middle, like within the fallopian tube, this is a case of ectopic pregnancy. In this case, where it stays in the fallopian tube, the most common type of ectopic pregnancy is known as a tubal pregnancy.

Ectopic pregnancies are rare but need immediate medical attention. So, when your UPT comes positive, you only know that you’re pregnant but not the location of the pregnancy. Location cocnfirmation is only possible by scans like pelvic sonography, usually done through a transvaginal scan (TVS).

Self-administration of abortion pills:

In these cases, if you self-administer abortion pills or take them from a quack or an uncertified healthcare provider, you are risking your life. This is because, during self-medication, you do not know whether the pregnancy is ectopic or intrauterine. And no diagnostic will conduct this test for you unless prescribed by a registered medical practitioner.

The matter of fact is that abortion pills will not even work in ectopic pregnancies. Bleeding will occur due to Misoprostol which will bring in the uterine contractions. But abortion will not happen. This is because the embryo failed to reach the uterus. Bleeding might put you in thinking that the abortion was successful while the embryo continues to grow.

In a short span, the fallopian tube will not be able to sustain the growing embryo leading to rupture of the tube, often presented by syncope and heavy bleeding. This can even be fatal. Immediate medical attention to remove the ruptured tube through laparoscopy becomes essential. This affects the future fertility and probability of conception decreases.

This is a major complication but avoidable by visiting an abortion clinic early enough when you miss your period. The consultant gynaecologist will first ascertain the exact length of pregnancy and its location. These two are the major contributing factors in deciding whether or not a medical termination is a safe option for you.

Even if the pregnancy is ectopic and diagnosed early, it is possible to treat it medically using a different set of medicines completely avoiding the complication of a ruptured tube and/or haemorrhage like emergencies.

Incomplete abortion:

As mentioned earlier, the medical method of termination is not 100% efficient. It means not all abortions done by the medical method reach completion and surgical procedure is necessary to complete the abortion.

When we say, the medical method is for terminating early pregnancies, it is so because the size of the embryo is small enough to easily expel. Hence, it is better only for pregnancies less than 6-8 weeks of length.

If you try to self-administer or take abortion pills from an unprofessional person when your pregnancy term is beyond 6-8 weeks, the efficiency of abortion pills further decreases. And the probability of remaining products of gestation increase.

Every woman responds differently to abortion pills. Hence, there are no criteria to tell which woman will have a complete abortion with pills and who will not. Even if you are early, abortion may be incomplete with the pills.

Eventually, to complete the abortion, a simple surgical abortion method like Dilation and Evacuation (D & E) will be necessary to complete the same for which you will have to visit an abortion clinic.

Discomfort:

Medical method of abortion is known to be the earliest choice but causes some discomfort when compared with other abortion methods.

While a gentle vacuum and aspiration procedure can give confidence to the woman of a complete abortion as she leaves the abortion hospital premises, for a complete abortion confirmation after the medical method, it needs at least a couple of days to a week. And it still may not be complete.

Besides, there is zero to mild bleeding with other methods of abortion. Also, they are painless when performed by an experienced gynaecologist with premier facilities, latest equipment as well as under short-acting anaesthetics. Post-abortion pain is either absent or is only mild experienced by a few women.

Whereas, with the medical method of abortion, bleeding ranges from moderate to heavy and pain from mild to moderate to severe (rarely), sometimes needing pain management in certain cases.

Why you may need a medical abortion?

In India, abortion is legal under certain circumstances and you can avail a medical abortion for your specific cases, as can be:

For an unwanted pregnancy resulting from contraceptive failure. In this situation, as a part of the reproductive rights of women, any woman above 18 years of age can avail a medical abortion (with other conditions specific to gestation in compliance) with her consent. This is available safely, legally and confidentially within a certified abortion hospital Bangalore regardless of the woman’s marital status, etc.
The ongoing pregnancy may pose a threat to a woman’s physical and/or mental well-being.
For an unplanned pregnancy.
Fetal anomalies like absence of heart beat or lack of amniotic fluid.

When is medical abortion not your option?

Medical abortion is not the option for many women owing to varied reasons. But it does not mean that they cannot avail safe, legal and confidential abortion services. The doctor may advise them some other procedures to terminate their ongoing pregnancies specific to their medical cases.

Broadly speaking when medical abortion may not be your option, we have listed certain circumstances below. This is also to help you know that in case you are one such woman with any of the following circumstances wanting a medical abortion, it is time to seek medical aid and get the best abortion procedure prescribed at a certified abortion clinic in Bangalore.

If your pregnancy period is beyond 8 weeks. This is because abortion by pills may lead to an incomplete abortion if resorted to. Infection, fever, discomfort, abdominal pain and prolonged bleeding may further complicate your medical condition.
If you get pregnant when you have an Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) implanted. Most of the pregnancies occurring in women with IUCD are ectopic.
If you have an ectopic pregnancy as diagnosed by a scan.
In case you are having certain medical conditions and are on medication for the same, for example, blood thinners. This is because abortion pills may interact with your ongoing prescribed medicines.
If you are allergic to any of the abortion pill ingredients.
In case you are suffering from certain medical conditions like that of bleeding disorders, epileptic seizures, severe liver, kidney or lung disease, heart or blood vessel disease.
If you cannot make multiple visits to the doctor for different pills and also ensure a complete abortion.

What to expect during a medical abortion at Bangalore Genesis Hospital (BGH), Bangalore?

Bangalore Genesis Hospital is a premier hospital catering to abortion services for women wanting to safely, legally and confidentially terminate the ongoing pregnancies due to personal or medical reasons.

Here’s what you can expect at BGH during medical abortion:

You can call on the helpline number to schedule an appointment. No large waiting areas will keep your privacy secured.
On your turn, you will receive one-to-one consultation with the gynaecologist. A nurse may be present to assist the doctor.
The doctor will take your medical history notes to prevent complications and minimize risks. You must give complete details about your medical history, co-existing medical conditions, prescribed medications, if any, your blood group, any allergies you might be having, etc.
The doctor will request certain clinical and diagnostic tests to ensure your health status, your exact gestation period and the location of the pregnancy.
In case you fit in the criteria for a medical abortion after all the performed tests, you may ask for safe abortion pills.
Your doctor will diagnose the mode of administration and the gap between the pills. You may have to take the first pill orally in the clinic itself.
The doctor may either give you the second pill(s) to take orally at home or ask you to visit a day later, as per your convenience.
You will receive the Dos, the Don’ts and the diet plan to follow for the succeeding week for rapid post-abortion recovery.
The doctor may ask you for a follow-up visit a week later to ensure the complete abortion. In case of any help needed, you can call on the helpline number to speak to your consultant.
In case you are not fit for medical abortion, you will receive guidance on your available options.
All your personal details and abortion status will be safe at BGH. Your privacy and confidentiality guaranteed. You may or may not choose to bring company if you’re an adult. Only your consent is essential for an abortion.

Do not attempt to self-medicate and to speak on our helpline number to speak to a healthcare professional.

You can also WhatsApp us or message us requesting a callback. You are not alone; we are there to help you. Always seek help from a professional for a safe, legal and confidential abortion in Bangalore.

Abortion Pills in Bangalore – Medical Abortion Explained by the Doctor