Misoprostol alone for early abortion: an evaluation of seven potential regimens

K Blanchard, T Shochet, K Coyaji, NTN Ngoc… - Contraception, 2005 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: A growing body of literature has shown that misoprostol alone could be
effective for early medical abortion. We evaluated seven potential regimens in women up to …

The use of misoprostol for abortion at≤ 9 weeks' gestation

JL Carbonell, L Varela, A Velazco… - … European Journal of …, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To verify the efficacy and safety of misoprostol for abortion at≤ 63 days' gestation.
Method A total of 175 women seeking elective abortion at< 63 days' gestation received 800 …

Vaginal misoprostol for abortion at 10–13 weeks' gestation

JL Carbonell, L Varela, A Velazco… - … European Journal of …, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The effectiveness and safety of misoprostol have been reported for abortion up to
22 weeks' gestation. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness and …

Early pregnancy termination with vaginal misoprostol before and after 42 days gestation

KA Zikopoulos, EG Papanikolaou… - Human …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: Misoprostol is a prostaglandin E1 analogue that has been used for medical
abortion. We conducted this prospective study to compare the efficacy of vaginal misoprostol …

Early abortion with 800 μg of misoprostol by the vaginal route

JLLC Esteve, L Varela, A Velazco, R Tanda… - Contraception, 1999 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to confirm the effectiveness and safety of self-administration
of misoprostol every 24 h, for abortion up to 9 weeks of gestation. A group of 720 volunteer …

Randomized comparison of 3 misoprostol protocols for abortion induction at 13-20 weeks of gestation.

E Caliskan, S Dilbaz, E Doger, S Ozeren… - The Journal of …, 2005 - europepmc.org
Objective To evaluate the induction-to-abortion time of 3 pharmacokinetic-based protocols at
13-20 weeks of gestation. Study design A randomized trial was conducted on 153 patients …

Vaginal misoprostol for early second-trimester abortion

JL Carbonell, L Valera, A Velazco… - … European Journal of …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of misoprostol without the need of
postexpulsion systematic curettage in early second-trimester abortions, ie at 13–15 weeks' …

Misoprostol for the termination of pregnancy up to 12 completed weeks of pregnancy

A Faúndes, C Fiala, OS Tang, A Velasco - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
The aim was to review the current knowledge about the use of misoprostol alone for abortion
induction during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Publications reporting experiences with …

Vaginal misoprostol 600 μg for early abortion

JLL Carbonell, L Varela, A Velazco… - … European Journal of …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the vaginal self-
administration of 600 μg misoprostol up to a maximum administration of three doses in a 24 …

Pilot study on the use of repeated doses of sublingual misoprostol in termination of pregnancy up to 12 weeks gestation: efficacy and acceptability

OS Tang, BY Miao, SWH Lee, PC Ho - Human Reproduction, 2002 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: A sublingual misoprostol-alone regimen was used in 50 women requesting
medical abortion at up to 12 weeks gestation. The efficacy and acceptability of this regimen …