Aspiration is a ‘non-surgical’
procedure different from most abortions done currently.
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False – The Aspiration Procedure
(actually called Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) is still a surgical procedure.
It is almost identical to what most facilities currently call just the abortion
procedure (Electrical Vacuum Aspiration) commonly performed at hospitals,
clinics and doctors offices. The mechanisms of action and level of vacuum for
the two methods are the same. The difference between them is how the equally gentile
suction (PDF Page 9) used to remove the
pregnancy in each case is produced. Both Electrical Vacuum Aspiration (EVA) and
Manual Vacuum Aspiration procedure (MVP)
differ significantly from the previously common practice of Dilation and Curettage (D &C). While more invasive and difficult, D&C
procedures are still performed in medical practices under special circumstances
or when both electricity for Electrical Vacuum Aspiration and MVP equipment is
not available.
At Parkmed Physicians our
regular first trimester surgical
procedure (EVA) does not involve curettage or ‘scraping’. Curettage is
performed only in special circumstances and during second trimester abortions
or when a sampling of the uterine lining is needed for diagnosis in a patient
who is not pregnant.
The Aspiration Procedure (MVP) is
recommended over the regular surgical abortion (EVA) when the patient wishes limited anesthesia
during her procedure. The equipment for Electrical Vacuum Aspiration makes a
whirring sound which for some increases the psychological discomfort of the
patient. Manual Vacuum Aspiration is silent which studies have shown allows the
patient to relax and experience less
psychological discomfort (PDF Page 9) while
being conscious for the entire procedure.
The Majority of abortions preformed by doctors, clinics and hospitals
are the more abrasive and complicated Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
procedure.
False – In the United States,
Canada, China, New Zealand,
Singapore
and other nations 97 % of First
Trimester Abortions are preformed using Vacuum Aspiration (PDF Page 9). In the United States when doctor’s offices
and clinics offer abortions they are primarily using the Electrical Vacuum
Aspiration Procedure (EVA) which does not involve scraping or cutting.
Offices
claiming that Manual Aspiration Procedures are a new and completely different
type of abortion are misleading the public.
At Parkmed Physicians we
wish to give a full and honest explanation of the differences between Manual
Vacuum Aspiration, Electrical Vacuum Aspiration and Dilation & Curettage
(D&C).
The Aspiration procedure is much safer than the regular abortion
procedure.
False – The Manual Vacuum Aspiration Procedure is not safer then
the Electrical
Vacuum Aspiration Procedure. (PDF Page 12) Long
term studies show that Vacuum Aspiration, whether electrically or manually
produced, had only 9 patients in 10000 cases having any complications. This is
less then one tenth of a percent. (PDF Page 12)
The Aspiration Procedure is a completely new technique only made
available recently by more exclusive medical practices.
False – Vacuum Aspiration
(Electrically Powered or Manually Produced) has been the safest and most
regularly preformed method of First Trimester Abortion since its invention by
Chinese Doctors in 1957.
By the late 1960s and early 1970s
training and use of Vacuum Aspiration spread first to Europe and then the
United States. There is over 30 years of research (Page
10) detailing over 400,000 cases
in 50 different studies across more then two dozen countries showing the safety
and effectiveness of Aspiration.
These studies show that the
aspiration procedure is on average 98 – 99 % effective with a lower the .05%
rate of postoperative infection.
The Aspiration Procedure (MVA) is more effective than the Surgical
(Electrical Vacuum Aspiration) Abortion Procedure.
False - In studies where both MVA and
EVA were used since the mid to late 1980s, the two methods had similar rates of
effectiveness (Page 10). In each case the procedures were 98- 99% effective.
The Aspiration Procedure uses no anesthesia at all.
False: Many
offices advertise the Aspiration procedure as not requiring anesthesia. This is
inaccurate. The Aspiration procedure is usually done
with local anesthesia in order to numb the patient’s cervix when dilated. (Page 15) This helps
minimized the cramping patients feel during the procedure. Most women do not
require general anesthesia for the aspiration procedure. Studies show that
because patients do not have to hear the noise generated by the machine used
for Electrical Vacuum Aspiration they are better able to relax during the
abortion procedure reducing the psychological experience of discomfort (Page 15).
At Parkmed Physicians we
understand that some women facing an abortion want general anesthesia, but also
want the Manual Vacuum Aspiration procedure. At our state of the art facility
we are able to provide local, twilight and or general anesthesia for aspiration
procedure upon your request.
Abortion is the ONLY use for Manual Vacuum Aspiration procedures.
False – although Manual Vacuum Aspiration has made abortion
services accessible this technology is also used for other important medical
procedures when the conditions require it. MVP technology is used for menstrual
regulation, treatment of incomplete miscarriages, Endometrial Biopsies and as a
back up procedure for failed use of the Abortion Pill (PDF Page 8) .
Aspiration
Facts
The Aspiration Procedure (MVA) helps provide high quality abortion
services in areas without access to electricity or traditional western medical
services.
True – While abortion is legal in many countries access to abortion
services is highly restricted due to lack of resources such as electricity,
hospital settings and limited funds (Page 16).
It is a safer, more effective, form of treatment than Dilation and Curettage
(D&C) previously the only abortion technique available under these
conditions.
The Aspiration Procedure (MVA) has increased access to safe abortion
world wide.
True –The portability and simplicity of the MVA procedure allows it
to be performed in remote locations. This has allowed safe, sanitary abortions
to be provided in “community based” healthcare settings. (Page 8) Dilation and Curettage requires a different
level of skill and support meaning that usually only doctors and hospitals
could safely provide these services in under developed nations.
In countries where abortion access is extremely limited, the Aspiration
Procedure has eliminated the need for costly and difficult travel.
True – In counties such as China,
Viet Nam
and Bangladesh Manual Vacuum Aspiration has been used for decades (Page 10). The light, portable equipment which does
not require electricity and makes it ideal for medical providers to take to
remote areas to provide abortion services where it was once legal but not
accessible.
The Aspiration Procedure (MVA) is a safe and effective backup to
Medical Abortion.
True: When women choose the Abortion Pill as an option to
terminate a early pregnancy it is usually because they
want to avoid a surgical procedure with anesthesia. Unfortunately, the Abortion
Pill is not perfect. In about 5 % of cases women do not completely pass the
pregnancy tissue during the induced miscarriage. In these cases The Aspiration
procedure (MVA) is a safe fall back option to compete the abortion process.(Page 11) It
can use minimal anesthesia and allow women a less stressful alternative to
Electrical Vacuum Aspiration (EVA).
The Aspiration Procedure has allowed mobile medical teams to provide
relief for rape victims in war torn countries.
the non-surgical abortion
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