EARLY INDUCTION OF ABORTION BY A COMBINATION OF ORAL MIFEPRISTONE ANDMISOPROSTOL ADMINISTERED BY THE VAGINAL ROUTE

Authors
ELREFAEY H TEMPLETON A
Citation
H. Elrefaey et A. Templeton, EARLY INDUCTION OF ABORTION BY A COMBINATION OF ORAL MIFEPRISTONE ANDMISOPROSTOL ADMINISTERED BY THE VAGINAL ROUTE, Contraception, 49(2), 1994, pp. 111-114
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Contraception → ACNP
ISSN journal
00107824
Volume
49
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
111 - 114
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-7824(1994)49:2<111:EIOABA>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Medically induced abortion using a new regimen of oral mifepristone 60 0 mg and vaginal misoprostol 800 mu g (PGE1 analogue) was carried out in 100 women. Abortion occurred in all patients without resort to surg ery. In 99 women, the abortion occurred within 4 hours of the administ ration of the prostaglandin. Sixty-seven patients did not request any form of analgesia. This regimen is highly effective, has a low inciden ce of side effects (mainly gastrointestinal) and appears to be highly acceptable to women.