menstrual extraction

American  

noun

1. an abortion procedure involving suction aspiration of the uterine contents early in gestation, before the first missed menstrual period: sometimes performed later.

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Etymology

Origin of menstrual extraction

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

First championed by women's groups in the early 1970s, when abortion was $ illegal in most states, menstrual extraction is a variation of the vacuum aspirations used in medical clinics.

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Carol Downer, director of the Federation of Feminist Women's Health Centers, based in Los Angeles, travels widely to talk to women's groups about "menstrual extraction," a home-abortion procedure she co-developed in the early 1970s.

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Many doctors and abortion-rights groups consider her message irresponsible and menstrual extraction far too risky to contemplate.

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If menstrual extraction is attempted more than six weeks after a woman's last period, it can also lead to severe complications, including cramps, bleeding and blood clots.

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In a growing number of clinics and doctors' offices, a technique called "menstrual extraction" is being used to terminate suspected pregnancies before conception has been confirmed.

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