Abortion glossary: words you may hear, explained simply
Plain-language definitions, with the Thai term you may see at the clinic.
- LMP (last menstrual period)
- The first day of your last period. Weeks of pregnancy are counted from this date. · ประจำเดือนครั้งสุดท้าย
- Gestational age
- How many weeks pregnant you are. It decides the legal route and method. · อายุครรภ์
- MVA (manual vacuum aspiration)
- A short procedure using gentle suction, usually in early pregnancy, with pain relief. · การดูดสุญญากาศด้วยมือ
- Medication abortion
- Ending a pregnancy with medicines given and supervised by a licensed clinic. Why not buy pills online · การยุติการตั้งครรภ์ด้วยยา
- Ultrasound
- A painless scan the clinic uses to confirm your weeks and that the pregnancy is in the uterus. · อัลตราซาวด์
- Ectopic pregnancy
- A pregnancy outside the uterus. It needs urgent medical care and can't be treated with abortion pills. · ตั้งครรภ์นอกมดลูก
- Counselling (12–20 weeks)
- A required conversation before care between 12 and 20 weeks under Thai rules. Your counsellor arranges it. · การให้คำปรึกษาทางเลือก
- PDA Community Clinic
- The licensed clinic of the Population and Community Development Association on Sukhumvit Soi 12, Bangkok, where your care takes place. · คลินิกเวชกรรมชุมชน สมาคมพัฒนาประชากรและชุมชน
- Aftercare
- The rest, warning signs and follow-up after your visit. Your counsellor checks in by chat. · การดูแลหลังรับบริการ
- 1669
- Thailand's emergency medical number. Call it for heavy bleeding, severe pain or fever.
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