Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Schedule your appointment HERE.

We do not schedule appointments by phone or email. Call us if you have trouble: (740) 448-6571

We charge up to $490; you tell us what you can afford.

Click “Schedule” to fill out an intake. We will ask you two quick questions about your income. You do not have to bring proof of income. We trust you to pay the fee that works for you.

We accept payments by debit and major credit cards, and also cash.

Plan to be at the clinic an hour or two — to see the clinician, get an abdominal ultrasound if needed, take mifepristone, and receive medications to take the following day. We give you everything you need in one visit.

We are staffed by experienced, licensed clinicians.

99% of our patients rate the experience 5/5. See Reddit and Google Maps include positive reviews from our patients.

We follow all quality standards from the national certifying organization, the National Abortion Federation and fully meet their requirements.

Aria is listed on abortionfinder.org and INeedAnA.Com. They only list vetted abortion providers.

Take a pregnancy test to make sure you are pregnant before scheduling an appointment.  To know how far along you are you can: 

• Take a pregnancy test and count the number of weeks from the FIRST day of your LAST period. 

• Get an ultrasound before you come to Aria, if you are traveling a long distance— that is the most reliable. 

• If you only had sex once, count the number of weeks and add two. (if you only had sex once, and it was 4 weeks ago, you are about 6 weeks pregnant now). This is because pregnancy is defined by the number of weeks since your last period, not the number of weeks since conception. Conception typically happens two weeks after the first day of the last period.

If you have regularly monthly periods, are not taking hormonal birth control (like pills, patches, rings, shots, implants, or hormone IUDs), and have not given birth in the last year,  you can tell how far you are by counting the number of weeks from the first day of your last period.

If you were using hormonal birth control, or were breastfeeding when you got pregnant, or have irregular periods, we recommend an ultrasound to be absolutely sure how far along you are before you come to see us, if you are traveling a long distance. If you arrive and are over 12 weeks pregnant, we would need to refer you to another clinic on another day. 

You should get an email from us after you book an appointment – check your spam folder. If you can't find it, call us at (740) 448-6571.

Yes, abortion pills and abortion procedures are legal in Ohio. You do not have to live in Ohio to get an abortion here. 

 If you want to know more about legal issues around abortion in your state, contact the Repro Legal Help Line.

If you are traveling a long distance, and you are not sure you are 12 weeks or less pregnant, we recommend getting an ultrasound close to home, if you can. If you are sure you are less than 12 weeks pregnant, you do not need an ultrasound – we will do one when you arrive.

We do NOT recommend using an anti-abortion Pregnancy Center, even though they advertise free ultrasounds. The American Medical Association warns that these are not true medical clinics, they give false information, and can share your private data without asking.

We do a sonogram at the time of your visit. If you are unsure how far along you are and are traveling a long distance, we recommend doing a sonogram before your appointment. If you are over 12 weeks when you come, we won’t be able to serve you, and will have to refer you out to another clinic for the abortion.

Medication abortion mimics miscarriage and is experienced by the body in a similar way. 

Some people choose to tell their healthcare provider that they had a miscarriage, to keep the abortion pills private. Some people have experienced discrimination when the word “abortion” is in the chart.

There is no detectable difference between a miscarriage caused by nature and a miscarriage caused by pills. As of now, there is no medical test that can detect abortion pills.

We store your private electronic health records in a secure location for at least 7 years as required by Ohio law.

To keep data private, Digital Defense Fund gives this advice:

• Don’t use social media to talk about your abortion (not even Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp).

• After your abortion, delete texts about your abortion and erase your deleted texts.

• Also, delete related emails, and empty your email trash. Erase your search history on your computer.

Future Healthcare Treatments or Hospital Visits: You can choose what you disclose to medical providers, immediately following care and in the future. 

Online Information/ Social Media/ Data: For more information about how to do this, go to Digital Defense Fund or Surveillance Self-Defense.

We strongly recommend you wait until you are 6 weeks pregnant at the time of your Aria appointment. If your pregnancy is too small to see on ultrasound (typically less than 5 weeks), it only works 85% of the time — meaning 15 people out of 100 will stay pregnant after taking the pills. It works 97-98% of the time or more if you are at least 6 weeks from your last period.

Source: *Raymond EG, et al, . First-trimester medical abortion with mifepristone 200 mg and misoprostol: a systematic review. Contraception. 2013 Jan;87(1):26-37.

Medication abortion is extremely safe.

Complications are very rare and no different from the complications that can occur with miscarriage.

Childbirth is statistically more dangerous than a medication abortion.

See here for an easy-to-read explainer about all the studies showing how safe medication abortion is.

Sources: "Incidence of Emergency Department Visits and Complications After Abortion," 2015, Ushma D. Upadhyay et al, University of San Francisco; ANSIRH; "Severe maternal morbidity among delivery and postpartum hospitalizations in the United States," 2012, William M. Callaghan, Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Medication abortion is very effective. It works over 97-98% of the time for people who are 6-11 weeks pregnant*, meaning only 2-3 out of 100 stay pregnant after using the pills. If you take abortion pills when you are less than 5 weeks pregnant, they can fail 15 out of 100 times. If that happens, Aria Medical works with you to make sure you can end your pregnancy, if you choose.

(Reference: National Abortion Federation)

*Raymond EG, et al, . First-trimester medical abortion with mifepristone 200 mg and misoprostol: a systematic review. Contraception. 2013 Jan;87(1):26-37.

Chen MJ, Creinin MD. Mifepristone With Buccal Misoprostol for Medical Abortion: A Systematic Review. Contraception. 2015;91(6):442-452.

Goldberg AB,  et al. Mifepristone and Misoprostol for Undesired Pregnancy of Unknown Location.Obstet Gynecol. 2022;139(5):771-780.

Aria Medical serves minors (under the age of 18), in compliance with Ohio law, which requires parental consent. 

To demonstrate parental consent, one parent must attend the visit with the minor. Both the minor and the parent must show ID, which will be copied and kept in the chart. If the last name is different, then the parent must show a birth certificate, guardianship papers, or other proof of parentage.If you live in Ohio, and a parent can bring you: make sure you each have IDs, and if you have different last names, bring proof of parenthood/guardianship (like a birth certificate, guardianship papers).

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CLICK HERE if you are under 18.

Blood tests are not medically necessary for patients less than 12 weeks pregnant seeking abortion care.  Rhogam shots are not needed for pregnancies less than 12 weeks.

Yes. At your appointment, you will take mifepristone -- most people have no side effects from this medication other than occasional light bleeding. It is safe to drive after your appointment.

Yes, you can bring partner and family to your appointment with us.