A client is seen at the women's health centre for advise on terminating a pregnancy. The client is 6 weeks pregnant and wants to avoid a surgical abortion. In providing the client with information to help her make her decision, what does the nurse tell her is the most serious adverse effect of drugs used to terminate pregnancies?

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Rationale 1 Infertility is not an adverse effect of pharmacological termination of pregnancy.
Rationale 2 Bleeding that can last up to 2 weeks after the termination of the pregnancy is the most serious adverse effect of this drug.
Rationale 3 Risk of uterine cancer is not an adverse effect of pharmacological termination of pregnancy.
Rationale 4 Risk of pelvic inflammatory disease is not an adverse effect of pharmacological termination of pregnancy.

A Client Is Seen at the Women's Health Centre for Advise