Abortion

Abortion Methods: Early Abortions (in the first 12 weeks)

Suction Curettage
The  method of suction curettage, also known as "vacuum curettage" or "uterine aspiration” is today the safest and most commonly used medical technique for an early abortion. After a dilation of the cervix, a tube attached to a suction pump is inserted into the uterus. The pump, which operates on the same principle as a vacuum cleaner, sucks the embryo and the placenta out of the uterus through transparent tubes into a collection bottle. The entire operation takes only a few minutes.

Suction Curettage
An instrument is clamped to the cervix in order to hold it in position, and a suction tube is then inserted through the dilated cervix into the uterus, sucking the embryo into a bottle.