Call 800-572-4223 if you were seen at Cedar River Clinics and have questions regarding your procedure.
This is normal for up to 8 weeks. Use maxi pads so you can monitor your bleeding. No bleeding is also normal. Uterine Massage can decrease cramping. To perform uterine massage, use the heel of your hand and push firmly on your abdomen while rubbing the heel of your hand from your navel to your pubic hairline. The purpose of uterine massage is to stimulate your uterus to contract back to its pre-pregnant size. Massage may cause more bleeding as your body passes clots that it needs to pass for the cramping to stop. Please contact us if you experience severe cramps that are not relieved with medication.
You may experience breast engorgement or tenderness. If your breasts are painful or you have secretion, bind them tightly with a wide ace bandage. Ice packs may be used (for 10 minutes every half hour). Avoid stimulation such as hot water from a shower or touching or kissing. Pregnancy symptoms should subside within one week.
Ovulation can occur at any time after an abortion. Use a birth control method of your choice to prevent future pregnancy. If you are starting a new birth control method such as – birth control pills, nuva ring -- use back-up methods (condoms, spermicides, not having intercourse) with the first cycle of pills. To learn more about birth control options, visit our Birth Control Comparison Chart at www.Birth-Control-Comparison.info.
Your cervix may be open for 1-2 weeks. To reduce the risk of infection:
A wide range of feelings is normal including, relief, sadness, anger, or confusion. If you would like to talk with someone, call Cedar River Clinics, or you can call Exhale, a confidential national multi-lingual toll-free talk-line: 866-439-4253. Visit www.pregnancyoptions.info/ to download the Abortion Resolution Workbook and access additional resources. You are not alone – one in four American women has an abortion.
When you make important life decisions about an unplanned or unintended pregnancy, you deserve respect and access to quality health care. People across the country are demanding policies that increase access to a complete range of reproductive health care, including abortion. Vote. Take Action. Speak Out. Tell a story. Ask questions. End the silence. Say the word, "abortion" to reduce stigma.
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Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
We accept private medical insurance, WA, and AK Medicaid, and we have a sliding fee scale and can assist with funding resources.
Parking is free for our patients at our Renton, Tacoma, and Yakima clinic locations.
Parking is free for our patients at our Renton, Tacoma, and Yakima clinic locations.
Renton
601 S Carr Road Suite 200,
Renton, WA 98055
Tacoma
1401-A Martin Luther King Jr Way
Tacoma, WA 98405
Yakima
106 East E Street,
Yakima, WA 98901
Renton
601 S Carr Road Suite 200,
Renton, WA 98055
Tacoma
1401-A Martin Luther King Jr Way
Tacoma, WA 98405
Yakima
106 East E Street,
Yakima, WA 98901
Cedar River Clinics are independent feminist clinics in Renton, Seattle, Tacoma, Yakima, and serving patients Olympia. We are not a Planned Parenthood affiliate.
Feminist Women’s Health Center (FWHC) is a non-profit charitable organization (EIN 91-1083929) that operates the Cedar River Clinics.
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We accept private medical insurance, Washington, and Alaska Medicaid, and we have a sliding fee scale and can assist with funding resources.
Cedar River Clinics are independent feminist clinics in Renton, Seattle, Tacoma, Yakima and serving patients from Olympia. Offering the abortion pill, IUDs, vasectomies, as well as other reproductive health services. We are not a Planned Parenthood affiliate.
Feminist Women’s Health Center (FWHC) is a non-profit charitable organization (EIN 91-1083929) that operates the Cedar River Clinics.
Website & SEO By: Partners For Choice