A procedure where medication is used to terminate a pregnancy in the first trimester is called

• A. Dilation and curettage
• B. Surgical abortion
• C. Medical abortion
• D. Hysterectomy

Answer: (C)

Medical abortion is the term for terminating a pregnancy using medications, typically in the first trimester. This approach uses drugs that cause the uterus to contract and expel the pregnancy tissue, allowing it to end without a surgical procedure. It’s an option often used early in pregnancy and requires medical supervision and a follow-up to ensure the process is complete. The other terms refer to surgical methods: dilation and curettage is a surgical procedure to remove tissue from the uterus; surgical abortion denotes abortion performed by surgery; hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus, which ends fertility. Since this scenario specifies the use of medication, medical abortion is the correct term.