Não. Os ultrassons não são necessários antes do uso das pílulas abortivas. A maioria das pessoas consegue estimar sem ajuda há quanto tempo está grávida, sem precisar de ultrassom para isso.
Nós recomendamos ultrassom apenas em alguns casos, como quando:
- Seus últimos 3 ciclos menstruais foram irregulares.
- Você está amamentando e a sua menstruação ainda não voltou a descer.
- Você tem utilizado
- Você tem sinais de gravidez ectópica
Fazer ultrassom antes do uso das pílulas abortivas pode trazer tranquilidade para algumas pessoas. Se esse for o seu caso, é um motivo válido.
Fontes
- World Health Organization. 2022. Abortion Care Guideline. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/349316
- World Health Organization. 2023. Clinical Practice Handbook for Quality Abortion Care. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240075207
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- Schonberg, Dana, Lin Fan Wang, Ariana H. Bennett, Marji Gold, and Emily Jackson. 2014. ‘The Accuracy of Using Last Menstrual Period to Determine Gestational Age for First Trimester Medication Abortion: A Systematic Review’. Contraception 90 (5): 480–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2014.07.004
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