Many women are able to return to work the day after their procedure. However, we do suggest that you do not do any heavy lifting (over 5 lbs) or over exert yourself for 2 weeks after your procedure.

In-office procedure patients are given oral medications chosen by the physician to prevent possible future infection and to help with cramping. The patient will also receive a local anesthetic before their procedure to numb the cervical area.

If the patient is under 12 weeks, the procedure itself should take between 5 and 10 minutes.  For patients above 12 weeks, it can take a longer amount of time.  However, patients should expect to spend approximately 3 to 4 hours at our office, which will allow for counseling, labwork, medical evaluation, and recovery.

The in-office procedure can be uncomfortable. However, it is a short procedure and many patients have related the feeling to a pap smear with heavy menstrual cramps.