Telemedicine in Windhoek

Medication abortions provided via telemedicine essentially have the same health outcomes as medication abortions provided in a clinic or medical setting, according to the study, which published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology in early July.

Medical abortion is when pills are given to a patient in order to end a pregnancy. The medications — mifepristone and misoprostol— used via telemedicine are the same pills used with in-office visits.

They must be taken within the first 10 weeks of gestation. They’re extremely safe and rarely cause severe complications.

The first drug, mifepristone, is a progesterone receptor blocker and causes the pregnancy to separate from the uterine lining. The second drug, misoprostol, causes the cervix to open and the uterus to contract, which expels the pregnancy.

Many hope to further increase access to telemedicine abortions

Seeing as telemedicine abortions are just as safe as standard medication abortions, many health experts hope to increase access to them in the future.