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Early Options
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citysearch c.
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Like many, I never thought I would find myself in the position of seeking an abortion. It's a nightmare that's made worse by a lack of clear information and reliable clinics. After researching, I decided Manual Vacuum Aspiration (without scraping) would be the best choice. Deciding where to go was the hard part. Most clinicians' websites seemed unprofessional and didn't inspire a sense of confidence -- including Early Options. I called a dozen clinics only to find that most are assembly lines. Early Options has an all female staff with board certified doctors. However, their website is misleading in the claim that they ""only schedule one patient at a time"" -- they actually have multiple procedures going on at once but stagger their schedule so that each person arrives at a separate time. And they are careful to keep people from running into one, which did make it feel like a personalized experience.\r
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I was terrified the day of the procedure. I had read all kind of things about the possible pain involved -- some people felt next to nothing, others had issues. Fortunately, there were a few studies published which compared MVA with D&C and measured the pain according to the Visual Analogue Pain Scale. It appears that MVA patients range in pain from 0-8 out of 10, with the median being around 4.5. In one study 57% of patients experienced mild pain or less. This bit of information kept me from completely freaking out.\r
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22619908\r
http://www.revho.fr/professionnels/bibliographie/sources_doctrinales/anglais/surveillance_avortement%20/incomplete_abortion_600.pdf\r
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We were fortunate to have ""Dr. K"" for the procedure. She was warm and empathetic throughout the process. She talked me through the whole thing, letting me know what was coming and how much time was left. Fortunately, because I was so early, she was able to complete the entire procedure in about four minutes from insertion of the speculum to retraction of the actual pump. The pain was not constant, it ebbed depending on what was being done. The most painful parts lasted about one minute total and I was able to have my support person with me at all times throughout the visit. If I had to rate it, I would say the pain was at a 7 for the invasive parts of the process, rising to 8 when the cannula was inserted. The invasive part (dilation and evacuation) lasted about 60 seconds total. After retraction of all the equipment, my cramps actually got stronger, about a 7.5 on the scale. This lasted for five minutes without decreasing and then dropped off quickly to a 4, where it stayed for another five minutes. I was able to get dressed after about 15 minutes of rest. There was moderate bleeding, but nothing more than a period.\r
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I experienced mild cramping for the remainder of the evening, with a few stronger episodes that were eased by a hot water bottle. I didn't take any additional pain medication over the following days and the bleeding was minimal. I took it easy for two-three days afterwards although if I had to go to work, I believe it wouldn't have been an issue.\r
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EO claims to be a member of the National Abortion Federation. We called on two separate occasions and the NAF could not verify their membership. They also don't appear to insist on follow up visits, which would seem important. All in all though, this was a discreet place for such a trying time and they did a great job.
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