First trimester termination of pregnancy (TOP) is a safe and effective procedure. The
complete abortion rates of surgical and medical abortion are approximately 97% and 95 …

Objective To assess the effectiveness of a regimen comprising mifepristone followed by a
combination of the vaginal and oral administration of misoprostol for mid‐trimester medical …

Second trimester abortion remains a common procedure worldwide. Dilatation and
evacuation (D&E) is the surgical method of choice, if the surgical expertise and facilities are …

BACKGROUND: Medical abortion regimens based on the use of either misoprostol alone or
in association with mifepristone have shown high efficacy and excellent safety profile in …

BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and side effects of a new
regimen of 800 µg misoprostol administered intravaginally every 6 h up to a maximum of …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the clinical benefit of pretreatment with mifepristone followed by
misoprostol compared with misoprostol alone for second-trimester abortion. METHODS: Two …

Second trimester surgical abortion is well tolerated and increasingly expeditious. Further
research is needed to refine second trimester medical abortion methods, specific to the …

BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to compare efficacy and safety of 600 μg of
misoprostol vaginally every 6 h up to four doses vs. 400 μg of misoprostol vaginally every 4 …

Second-trimester abortion is safe. The use of mifepristone and misoprostol for second-
trimester abortion has improved safety and efficacy of medical and surgical methods when …

Medical and surgical methods can both be recommended for second trimester abortion
(after 12-weeks of gestational age). Induced abortion with a mifepristone and misoprostol …