Before Your Abortion

If you’re pregnant and considering abortion, your first step is a free pre-termination evaluation to answer these three essential questions:

  1. Is my pregnancy viable?
    One in five pregnancies end before 7 weeks. ((National Institutes of Health (2014). Miscarriage. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001488.htm; Wilcox AJ, Weinberg CR, O’Connor JF, Baird DD, Schlatterer JP, Canfield RD (1988). Incidence of early loss of pregnancy. N Engl J Med; 319:89-94.)) You may not need to have an abortion.
  2. How far along am I?
    Your gestational age determines the cost and type of abortion that you could be eligible for.
  3. Do I have an STD?
    Having any type of abortion with an untreated STD jeopardizes a woman’s health by increasing her risk of infection and other complications. ((Ovigstad E, et al. (1983). Pelvic inflammatory disease associated with Chlamydia trachomatis infection after therapeutic abortion. Br J Vener Dis, 59: 189-92; Heisterberg L, et al. (1987). The role of vaginal secretory immunoglobulin a, gardnerella vaginalis, anaerobes, and Chlamydia trachomatis in post abortal pelvic inflammatory disease. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 66(2): 99-102.))

Our free Pre-Termination Evaluation will help you make the pregnancy decision that’s right for you.

At Your Appointment

You will meet with a Nurse who will:

  • Review the Reproductive Health Screening that you will be receiving, including pregnancy testing, ultrasound, and STD testing.
  • Review your health history and answer your medical questions.
  • Perform a clinical pregnancy test. If positive,
    • Perform an ultrasound exam to confirm pregnancy and determine how far along you are.
    • Review all of your pregnancy options, including abortion procedures, risks and side effects.
  • Review your customized Personal Resource List and provide any necessary medical, insurance, and community support referrals.
  • Schedule another appointment for you to receive your test results in one week.

Payment

All of CompassCare’s pregnancy services are completely free. CompassCare is a non-profit organization. We’ve intentionally structured our organization so we don’t make money on any pregnancy decision that you make. That means we can provide unbiased information without a financial conflict of interest. And we’ll do it in a caring, non-judgmental way.