Mifepristone, sold under the brand name Mifeprex, causes a woman to have what’s essentially a very heavy period. Adria Malcolm for NPR hide caption
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Adria Malcolm for NPR
When Kirstin Herbst found out she was pregnant last winter, she and her fiancé were overjoyed. But when she went to the doctor for her first ultrasound, she found out she was having a miscarriage.
Her doctor prescribed a medication called misoprostol, which helps the miscarriage to pass. But the misoprostol didn’t work right away, and Herbst needed to take another dose.
Herbst was optimistic when she became pregnant again this past summer. When she went in for an ultrasound, she learned she was miscarrying again.
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