Appointment Day: What to Expect

When you arrive

• Have your ID out and ready to show the security guard to enter the clinic door
• Once in the lobby you fill out your paperwork and medical chart.
• The technician completes an ultrasound to determine gestational age.
• You complete any required vitals or lab work.
• You meet privately with a counselor to confirm you consent to the procedure and that you understand the facts of the procedure.
• For a Medical Abortion, you meet with the doctor to take the first pill. You receive a second round of medication to take at home the following day. The abortion process is completed at home.
• For a Surgical Abortion, the doctor performs the procedure using vacuum aspiration. Most women start to feel relief from pregnancy symptoms immediately.
• Finally, you move to our recovery room, sip some of Scotsdale’s famous hot tea, and receive aftercare instructions.