ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2023
"Out of This World": Norwegian Women's Experiences of Medical Abortion Pain.
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- Women's real-time pain and stress during medical abortion: An ecological momentary assessment study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Embracing complexity to challenge stigma: a qualitative analysis of representations of abortion in a Polish storytelling initiative.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
- The Origins and Proliferation of Unfounded Comparisons Regarding the Safety of Mifepristone.Biotech (Basel (Switzerland)) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Medical abortion has rapidly become the dominant abortion method in western countries. Pain is a known adverse effect; however, few studies have explored women's subjective experience of medical abortion pain. Purpose: To explore Norwegian women's experiences of pain when performing a medical abortion at home. Material and Methods: We recruited 24 women through an advertisement on Facebook and conducted semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and the data were analyzed using a phenomenological hermeneutical method. Results: Our findings consisted of two main themes: 1) Being in pain or becoming pain, and 2) Being caught off guard and struggling to cope. Participants described undergoing severe pain, comparable to giving birth, during the medical abortion. Unprepared for the type and intensity of the pain, they felt anxious and insecure. Pain is physical, but it also has important psychological, social, and existential dimensions. Our culture (in)forms our thoughts and feelings about our pain, affecting our ability to endure suffering. The participants' experiences of abortion pain prompt timely questions concerning gendered socio-cultural and existential meanings connected to pain, specifically in relation to female reproductive functions. Conclusion: Women need realistic information about the type and intensity of abortion pain, as well as evidence-based pain medication. Psychological factors may affect the experience of abortion pain and should therefore be taken into account in abortion care.
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