Experts Question Efficacy Of Therapy Promising To Reverse Medical Abortions
Several California clinics advertise the therapy, saying they're able to undo the effects of the first dose containing mifepristone, but there's little scientific proof to back up the claims.
Sacramento Bee:
Abortion Reversal Therapy Grows More Popular Despite Doubts
Several California clinics advertise the therapy, claiming to be able to undo the effects of the first dose containing mifepristone, which blocks progesterone production and causes the uterine lining to shed. The second set of pills contains misoprostol, which makes the uterus contract and initiates bleeding and cramping. More than 350 providers nationwide perform abortion reversal therapy, according to proponents of the treatment. (Caiola, 5/23)