After an ultrasound performed at twenty weeks of pregnancy, Melissa finds out that the fetus she is carrying likely has cytomegalovirus, which can cause severe birth malformations. Melissa decides to terminate the pregnancy.
Which type of abortion procedure is Melissa most likely to undergo?
a. vacuum aspiration c. dilation and evacuation
b. dilation and curettage d. intact dilation and extraction
Question 2
How long can mifepristone be taken up to following the first day of a woman's last menstrual period?
a. five days c. thirty-three days
b. nineteen days d. fifty-six days
A full-term pregnancy. Image illustrates position of the fetus and the structures associated with pr
Ectopic pregnancies. (a) An ectopic pregnancy may occur in any of the locations shown. Interstitial
Cystostomy. An artificial opening is made through the urinary bladder wall during this procedure. As
Fetus at 9 weeks’ gestation.
Position of the fetus in late pregnancy results in stresses on the mother’s body.
Fetus inside the womb