Lira Women's Clinic
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Monday to Saturday 07:30-17:00 (opening times may vary)
083 696 8945
Termination FAQ's
Below is a number of frequently asked questions regarding termination. If you were unable to find any information through our regular pages, it should be below. Otherwise, please contact us anytime with questions or queries.
Is termination of pregnancy safe?
Surgical termination is the most common procedure for termination of pregnancy world-wide. It is an extremely safe and reliable operation for pregnancies from 1 to 28 weeks, and will be performed by a specialist medical team following both a counselling session and a meeting with the performing doctor to personalise the procedure to your individual medical needs.
Will it hurt?
Termination of pregnancy is usually performed while sedated, in which case you will not feel any pain or discomfort during the procedure. If you choose to have local anaesthesia only (i.e. awake throughout the procedure) you may experience varying degrees of discomfort or pain. The procedure is of short duration thus discomfort, if it occurs, is limited to a period of a few minutes. Women compare the discomfort of a termination of pregnancy to the discomfort of menstrual cramps.
Will termination affect my future fertility?
It is highly unlikely that a termination of pregnancy will limit your future fertility. In fact, regular fertility can return in as little as 10 days. Underlying gynaecological conditions, such as pre-existing pelvic infection, history of ectopic pregnancy, hormonal problems, age, endometriosis, etc, may have an impact on fertility in the future, but these have no association with pregnancy termination.
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Is the service confidential?
Yes.The clinic staff have a professional obligation to maintain your privacy. No information on a patient or her treatment will ever be provided other than by written request of the patient herself. Telephone requests for information on patients will be denied unless the patient herself has instructed clinic staff to answer questions. Medicare cannot provide information on your treatment under any conditions.
Will my parents be notified?
No. Your right to privacy and your request for confidentiality will always be respected and complied with, however, if you are under 14 years of age please discuss this with the clinic staff when you telephone to set up an appointment as some special arrangements may need to be made for you. (Most parents respond with support and care and not necessarily the anger you may anticipate.) You are the person to decide in whom you can comfortably confide and the clinic staff would never pressure you to involve another person if you did not wish to do so.
Should my partner be involved?
This is a question only the woman can answer. In close relationships, decisions are usually made with the support of the partner. If the woman has concerns that her partner may pressure her, she may benefit from counselling in order to decide whether the involvement of her partner will be beneficial. There is no legal obligation for the partner to be involved in a woman's decision to terminate a pregnancy. Nor can a partner prevent a termination of pregnancy.
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How do I make an appointment?
A telephone call to our clinic is all that is necessary to arrange your appointment – call (0836968945) days per week.
It is advisable to have a simple pregnancy test before setting up an appointment, however, if there is something preventing you from having a test prior to your appointment, every patient will have a confirming test with us.
How long will the operation take?
If you are less than 12 weeks from your last period the procedure will last approximately 5 to 10 minutes, however, your overall stay with us is app 3 hours.
If you are over 12 weeks (in your second trimester) the operation will take longer. After 16 weeks, the procedure is performed over 2 days, i.e. in two stages. On day 1, after counselling and ultrasound confirmation, we will prepare your cervix and you will then leave the clinic. Over night, there will be a very gradual softening and dilatation of the cervix (considered world's safest practice). When you return to the clinic the next morning, you will be put to sleep and the tissue of pregnancy will be evacuated. Both of these visits will average two to three hours.
