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Surgical abortion involves a minor operation. There are two types of surgical abortion:
Vacuum aspiration can be done with local anaesthetic, sedation or general anaesthetic:
- Removes the pregnancy by gentle suction.
- Up to 14 weeks, this can be done with local anaesthetic. The quicker recovery time for this procedure means you can leave the clinic unattended and drive sooner.
- Up to 15 weeks this can be done with sedation (relaxed and sleepy) or under general anaesthetic.
Dilatation and Evacuation – between 15 and 24 weeks of pregnancy.
- Up to 18 weeks it may be under general anaesthetic or conscious sedation.
- At 18 weeks or above the procedure is done under general anaesthetic.
- The pregnancy is removed using narrow forceps through the neck of the womb (cervix).