Time lost from work among women choosing medical or surgical abortions

This was a prospective cohort questionnaire study to compare the loss of ab ility to work in 62 women having medical and 69 having surgical abortions. Outcomes included the number of days lost from work outside the home and in side the home before and after the abortion appointment. The mean total los s from work inside the home was 10.1 days for the surgical group and 5.3 da ys for the medical group (P < .05). The mean total loss from work outside t he home was not significant at 4.0 days for the surgical group and 2.5 days for the medical group.