Does abortions hurt physicaly?

United States
December 21, 2006 4:30pm CST
I do not know much about them but I was wondering if they hurt. I know they proubly hurt emotionaly but do they hurt physicaly?
1 person likes this
9 responses
@birthlady (5609)
• United States
21 Dec 06
In general, yes. Unless you are given an anesthetic or analgesic. And it also depends on what kind of abortion, how advanced the pregnancy is.
@msqtech (15074)
• United States
2 Jan 07
after the anesthesia wears off there may be pain and there is always danger in surgical procedures
• Nigeria
2 Jan 07
hey!!! yes it hurt........cos my girl friend told me that it hurt
@msqtech (15074)
• United States
2 Jan 07
I think they do after all they are surgery
@snakeyes (569)
• India
2 Jan 07
Well it mostly depends on at what stage the abortion is executed,if it is executed in an advanced stage then yes it hurts physically but mostly the patient has to go thru mental than physical pain.
• United States
2 Jan 07
I have read that abortions can hurt. I would think it would hurt most afterwards and probably depends how far along you are, too. The emotional pain is what I think would be the worst.
@ravenz (423)
• India
29 Dec 06
i dunno
@Justme2007 (1848)
• United States
25 Dec 06
Yes I had one when I was younger and I was awake I was so scared I couldn't move but in my mind I was screaming I can feel that can't you see I can feel what you are doing,I didn't do it again. It has stayed with me after all this time and I still feel the pain.
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
29 Dec 06
When I had my abortion they put me completely under so I didnt feel a thing and if I'm not mistaken thats standard procedure...same with getting a D&C after miscarriage, they put me completely out..so no in my experience and the experience of ppl I know who've also had them, they dont hurt physically...
@babs6219 (153)
• United States
25 Dec 06
I think it depends...now that RU486 is available ( the abortion pill used for what is commonly referred to as a "chemical abortion"), there can be very little pain involved. You can only have that done up to about six weeks of pregnancy. You pay extra for anesthesia with many clinics, and if you're in pain during the procedure, I'm certain you could ask for the dosage to be increased. Some women feel no emotional pain, either. It's just an enormous relief to have the procedure completed. My sister was sent home with a prescription for Vicodin after her 2nd trimester abortion, and her pain was easily managed. It just depends on so many varying factors, it's difficult to make a "blanket" statement to cover all the factors.