Medical abortion by phone (teleabortion)
Home abortion, also known as tele-abortion or a medical abortion by phone, provides a safe and private way to terminate an early pregnancy with medication without having to visit one of our clinics or find a local prescriber.
At-home abortions do not require you to visit one of our clinics, rather, we provide you with all you need to have your ultrasound performed. You then have a consultation over the phone with one of doctors specialised in medical abortion treatment. You are then sent the abortion medications by courier, which take 1-3 days to arrive, and then proceed in the privacy and comfort of your own home, with free access to our 24/7 nurse aftercare service.
Our home abortion service is a convenient, affordable and discrete way of accessing abortion services, with a specialist provider leading the standard of medical abortion care in Kenya.
Process for medical abortion by phone
You may be eligible for a medical abortion by phone if you:
- Are over 18 years of age
- Live in the Kenyan Capital Territory, Nairobi.
- Live within 2 hours of 24/7 emergency medical care such as a hospital emergency department
- Can understand and speak English (interpreter unavailable for this service)
- Have access to the internet
- Are no more than 8 weeks pregnant (56 days) at the time of your consult by phone with the doctor
Follow up 2-3 weeks after your appointment is essential to make sure the abortion has worked.
You will be given a special urine pregnancy test to use at home no earlier than 14 days after your treatment. You will also complete a self-assessment to ensure that the abortion has been successful and there are no complications. You will be given an instruction sheet to help with this and information about when to contact us.
You will have access to our free 24-hour aftercare service at any time.
If you need further assessment we may refer you for blood tests or an ultrasound, make an appointment for you at one of our clinics, if convenient, or ask you to see your local health practitioner.
Read more about medical abortion to better understand your options.
Medical abortion by phone eligible locations
- NAIROBI REGION
- COAST REGION
- SOUTH RIFT VALLEY
- CENTRAL RIFT VALLEY
- KISUMU
- ELDORET
- MALINDI