Systematic review of the effectiveness, safety, and acceptability of mifepristone and misoprostol for medical abortion in low-and middle-income countries

I Ferguson, H Scott - Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Abortion-related complications remain one of the leading causes of maternal
morbidity and mortality worldwide. Nearly half of all abortions are unsafe, and the vast …

Safety, efficacy, and acceptability of medical abortion in China, Cuba, and India: a comparative trial of mifepristone-misoprostol versus surgical abortion

B Winikoff, I Sivin, KJ Coyaji, E Cabezas… - American journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We investigated safety, efficacy, and acceptability of an oral regimen of medical
abortion compared with surgical abortion in three developing countries. STUDY DESIGN …

Efficacy and safety of medical abortion using mifepristone and buccal misoprostol through 63 days

M Gatter, K Cleland, DL Nucatola - Contraception, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to report on the safety and efficacy of an evidence-based
medical abortion regimen utilizing 200 mg of mifepristone orally followed by home use of …

Acceptability and feasibility of outpatient medical abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol up to 70 days gestation in Singapore

YL Tan, K Singh, KH Tan, A Gosavi, D Koh… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of the study was to examine the acceptability and feasibility of using a
combined regimen of 200 mg mifepristone and 800 μg buccal misoprostol in an outpatient …

First-trimester medical abortion with mifepristone 200 mg and misoprostol: a systematic review

EG Raymond, C Shannon, MA Weaver, B Winikoff - Contraception, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The dose of mifepristone approved by most government agencies for
medical abortion is 600 mg. Our aim was to summarize extant data on the effectiveness and …

Comparing two early medical abortion regimens: mifepristone+ misoprostol vs. misoprostol alone

NTN Ngoc, J Blum, S Raghavan, NTB Nga, R Dabash… - Contraception, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Nonsurgical abortion methods have the potential to improve access to high-
quality abortion care. Until recently, availability and utilization of mifepristone medical …

Regimens of misoprostol with mifepristone for early medical abortion: a randomised trial

C Shannon, E Wiebe, F Jacot, E Guilbert… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare the efficacy, adverse effects and acceptability of the three most
common misoprostol regimens used with mifepristone for medical abortion. Design …

Acceptability and feasibility of medical abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol in Nigeria

F Okonofua, O Shittu, T Shochet, A Diop… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the acceptability and feasibility of medical abortion in Nigeria.
Methods In total, 250 women who were eligible for legal pregnancy termination with a …

Acceptability and feasibility of medical abortion in Nepal

C Karki, H Pokharel, A Kushwaha, D Manandhar… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To test the feasibility and acceptability of a simplified mifepristone–misoprostol
regimen for early abortion in 2 tertiary teaching hospitals and 2 family planning clinics in …

Prospective study of home use of mifepristone and misoprostol for medical abortion up to 10 weeks of pregnancy in Kazakhstan

I Platais, T Tsereteli, G Grebennikova… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of at-home medical abortion in Kazakhstan. Methods A
comparative, non-randomized study was undertaken at three clinics in Kazakhstan between …