How much will it hurt? Factors associated with pain experience in women undergoing medication abortion during the first trimester

A Arena, E Moro, E Degli Esposti, M Zanello, J Lenzi… - Contraception, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Few studies have investigated the features associated with pain levels during
abortion. We aimed to investigate the risk factors for experiencing pain during medication …

[HTML][HTML] Analgesia during at-home use of misoprostol as part of a medical abortion regimen

C Westhoffa, R Dasmahapatra, E Schaff - Contraception, 2000 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to identify predictors of narcotic analgesic use during medical
abortion. Two-thousand-seven-hundred-forty-seven women with pregnancies of 63 days …

Pain during medical abortion in early pregnancy in teenage and adult women

V Kemppainen, M Mentula, V Palkama… - Acta Obstetricia et …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Women experience pain during medical abortion, yet optimal pain management
remains unclear. We studied the pain experience and need of analgesics during early …

Assessment of pain during medical abortion with home use of misoprostol

S Cavet, C Fiala, A Scemama… - The European Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Although medical abortion with home use of misoprostol has been shown to be
safe and acceptable, there are few data about the experience of pain during the procedure …

[HTML][HTML] Ibuprofen and paracetamol for pain relief during medical abortion: a double-blind randomized controlled study

A Livshits, R Machtinger, LB David, M Spira… - Fertility and sterility, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug vs.
paracetamol in pain relief during medical abortion and to evaluate whether nonsteroidal anti …

[HTML][HTML] Timing of pain and bleeding after mifepristone-induced abortion

LJ De Nonno, C Westhoff, S Fielding, E Schaff - Contraception, 2000 - Elsevier
Previous studies of medical abortion with mifepristone and a prostaglandin have reported
percentages of subjects who experience cramping and/or bleeding relative to prostaglandin …

Management of pain associated with up-to-9-weeks medical termination of pregnancy (MToP) using mifepristone–misoprostol regimens: expert consensus based on a …

C Fiala, A Agostini, T Bombas, S Cameron… - Journal of Obstetrics …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Evidence-based guidelines on the management of pain associated with first-trimester
medical abortion are lacking. Most published clinical trials have failed to report on this …

Pain management for medical abortion before 14 weeks' gestation

JJ Reynolds-Wright, MA Woldetsadik… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Abortion is common worldwide and increasingly abortions are performed at
less than 14 weeks' gestation using medical methods, specifically using a combination of …

The experience of pain in real-time during medication abortion

EKB Friedlander, S Raidoo, R Soon, J Salcedo, J Davis… - Contraception, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective We aimed to characterize the current pain experience of patients completing an
evidence-based mifepristone-misoprostol medication abortion regimen using real-time pain …

Second trimester medical abortion with mifepristone–misoprostol and misoprostol alone: a review of methods and management

K Gemzell-Danielsson, S Lalitkumar - Reproductive health matters, 2008 - Elsevier
Second trimester abortions constitute 10–15% of all induced abortions worldwide but are
responsible for two-thirds of major abortion-related complications. During the last decade …