Termination of pregnancy with the manual vacuum aspirator

What is it? This is a simple procedure done early in pregnancy, which uses the suction of a syringe to remove the pregnancy tissue from the uterus. A local Early pregnancy aspiration can be completed with a flexible or rigid plastic cannula connected to a syringe. This technique, called manual vacuum aspiration ( Vacuum aspiration uses gentle suction to remove the pregnancy and takes about 5-10 minutes from start to finish. This treatment can usually be done up to 12 MVA - Manual vacuum aspiration abortions are a very safe method of abortion for pregnancies in the first trimester, and/or early second trimester. It involves the use of a thin tube (cannula). The cannula is attached by tubing to a bottle and a pump, which provides a gentle vacuum. The cannula is passed The procedure is performed to induce abortion, as a treatment for incomplete spontaneous abortion (otherwise commonly known as miscarriage) or retained fetal