Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, Charleston

Women’s Health Center of West Virginia
304-344-9834 / 800-642-8670

Abortion Appointment Information

How to Make an Abortion Appointment: Appointments for the abortion procedure are available weekdays and Saturdays. Patients must be at least four weeks into the pregnancy and no more than 14 weeks on the day of their appointment. (See "How Advanced is The Pregnancy?" calculation section below to find out how to estimate the number of weeks of pregnancy.); Our appointment lines are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm EST. Telephone counselors are available to assist you to make an appointment and to answer your questions. They will discuss with you the options for services and care.; Callers should be prepared to discuss their medical history and to write down information about the appointment. Completion of the preliminary documentation and appointment-setting process takes about ten minutes.; Fees for all services may be obtained when you call. The Women’s Health Center will make every effort to help patients identify ways to pay for services. Most gynecological services are available under the Family Planning Program for eligible women. West Virginia Medicaid is accepted.
How Advanced Is The Pregnancy?: To estimate the gestational age, the stage of development of the pregnancy, the first day of the last normal menstrual period (LMP) is used to calculate the number of weeks.; Menstrual periods that were shorter or lighter than what is normal for the patient are not used to calculate LMP. Count back to the first day of the last NORMAL menstrual period for accurate LMP.; LMP does not take into account the date of sexual intercourse upon which the pregnancy may have been conceived. Do not use the date of intercourse to calculate LMP.; Women’s Health Center staff will assist you to calculate LMP in order to schedule your abortion appointment at an appropriate time. All patients receive an ultrasound prior to their abortion procedure to verify the level of pregnancy indicated by LMP.
The Day of Your Appointment: After the stage of pregnancy is determined, our patient education process explains the procedure, follow-up instructions and contraception. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia or twilight sleep using the vacuum aspiration method. Counseling and birth control methods are discussed and encouraged. Immunoglobulin is available for Rh negative women. A referral service is available for women too far advanced in pregnancy or those with medical problems which prevent us from doing an abortion at Women’s Health Center.

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