For women who are less than one month pregnant, neither medical abortion nor abortion can be performed. This is because the menopause is too short for any tests to be done to confirm an intrauterine or ectopic pregnancy, so all abortions are prohibited. Usually it is necessary to wait until the menopause is more than 40 days and the ultrasound confirms an intrauterine pregnancy before considering a medical abortion or an induced abortion to terminate the pregnancy. If a woman has failed to have a medical abortion in the past and is pregnant again, she should not have a medical abortion, but should have an abortion directly. However, for women who are pregnant again within one year after a cesarean section, a medical abortion may be considered first. If the medical abortion is incomplete, a second surgical operation to remove the uterus will be required.