Dilation and Curettage

The doctors opens your cervix, as in a suction procedure, but in this case the abortion is done with a loop-shaped knife which is used to scrape the wall of your uterus, cutting the fetus and placenta into smaller parts-which are pulled out of your body through the cervix.  There is a higher risk of your uterus being perforated with this procedure.  A general anesthesia is usually required.