{"id":949,"date":"2025-09-03T03:20:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T03:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whwclinic.extend.website\/?page_id=949"},"modified":"2025-09-29T18:28:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:28:53","slug":"what-about-abortion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whwclinic.extend.website\/?page_id=949","title":{"rendered":"What About Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;43px|30px|43px|30px|true|true&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;14px&#8221; bottom_divider_repeat=&#8221;28x&#8221; bottom_divider_repeat_tablet=&#8221;14x&#8221; bottom_divider_repeat_phone=&#8221;7x&#8221; bottom_divider_repeat_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;|||10px|10px&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;gcid-primary-color&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; 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You owe it to yourself to make an informed decision about your health and well-being.<\/p>\n<p>There are several different types of abortion procedures, including early non-surgical abortion (abortion pill) and surgical abortions. Risks increase with each week of pregnancy and range from infection and bleeding, to perforation of the uterine wall(1). Do you understand what these procedures mean? We can help. Make an informed decision about your health and well-being.<\/p>\n<p>If you have taken the abortion pill RU486 but have changed your mind,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"\/issues\/abortion-pill-reversal\">it may not be too late.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dph.georgia.gov\/document\/publication\/abortion-womens-right-know\/download\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abortion: A Woman&#8217;s Right to Know PDF<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dph.georgia.gov\/document\/publication\/aborto-el-derecho-saber-de-la-mujer\/download\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aborto: El Derecho a Saber de la Mujer PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Abortion and STI\/STDs<\/h3>\n<p>Because you have had unprotected sex, you are at risk for contracting a sexually transmitted infection. Once an STI produces symptoms it is then referred to as an STD.<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>It is important to know if you have an STI before getting an abortion procedure because cells infected with Chlamydia or Gonorrhea can travel from your vaginal opening into your uterus during the procedure. This can put you at greater risk for an infection called Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)<\/strong>. According to the CDC, PID can put you at risk for ectopic pregnancy, infertility, abscess, chronic abdominal pain, and pain and bleeding during sex(2). For the sake of your health, you should be tested and treated with antibiotics before you have an abortion procedure.<\/p>\n<p>Before you make your decision about abortion, call us to schedule an appointment to confirm your pregnancy and learn more about all of your options and risks. We do not perform or refer for abortions, but we can help provide answers to many of your questions.<\/p>\n<p><em>(1)Georgia Department of Human Resources Division<\/em><em>\u00a0of Public Health \u2013 Abortion: A Woman\u2019s Right to Know;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(2)CDC \u2013 National Center for Health Statistics \u2013 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) \u2013 CDC Fact Sheet.<span>\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/std\/PID\/STDFact-PID.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/std\/PID\/STDFact-PID.htm<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>May 23, 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What About Abortion?If you are considering abortion, you deserve to know what an abortion is and the possible risks associated with the procedures. You owe it to yourself to make an informed decision about your health and well-being. 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