By Sarah Terzo
From an article on how first-trimester abortions are performed:
“After the procedure, the aspirate should be rinsed through a sieve with cold water and suspended in a wide glass dish to facilitate inspection. The gestational sac should be identified, and after 9 weeks fetal parts may also be seen (limbs, calvarium, and spine). A backlight underneath the dish helps. After 10 weeks gestation, all fetal parts should be identified.”
Richard John Lyus, MBBS, BSc, et al. “First Trimester Procedural Abortion in Family Medicine” Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September-October 2016, 29 (5).

Editor’s note. This appeared at Clinic Quotes and is reposted with permission.
