Misoprostol in the management of the third stage of labour in the home delivery setting in rural Gambia: a randomised controlled trial

G Walraven, J Blum, Y Dampha, M Sowe… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the effectiveness of 600 μg oral misoprostol on postpartum
haemorrhage (PPH) and postpartum anaemia in a low income country home birth situation …

Role of sublingual misoprostol for cervical ripening prior to vacuum aspiration in first trimester interruption of pregnancy

P Saxena, S Salhan, N Sarda - Contraception, 2003 - Elsevier
This is a prospective randomized clinical trial evaluating, for the first time, the effectiveness
of sublingual route of misoprostol for cervical priming prior to vacuum aspiration (VA). The …

Patient acceptability of manual versus electric vacuum aspiration for early pregnancy loss

S Edwards, R Tureck, M Fredrick, X Huang… - Journal of Women's …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Objective: To compare the safety, efficacy, postprocedure quality of life, and acceptability of
manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) performed as an outpatient with electric vacuum aspiration …

Randomised controlled study comparing oral and vaginal misoprostol for cervical priming prior to surgical termination of pregnancy

PW Ashok, H Hamoda, F Nathani, GMM Flett… - BJOG: an international …, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of oral misoprostol with vaginal misoprostol as a
cervical priming agent prior to first trimester vacuum aspiration. DESIGN: Randomised study …

Office management of early pregnancy loss

LW Prine, H MacNaughton - American family physician, 2011 - aafp.org
The management of early pregnancy loss used to be based largely in the hospital setting,
but it has shifted to the outpatient setting, allowing women to remain under the care of their …

Severity and management of postabortion complications among women in Zimbabwe, 2016: a cross-sectional study

MG Madziyire, CB Polis, T Riley, EA Sully, O Owolabi… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Abortion complications cause significant morbidity and mortality. We aimed to
assess the severity and factors associated with abortion complications (induced or …

Balancing the efficacy and safety of misoprostol: a meta‐analysis comparing 25 versus 50 micrograms of intravaginal misoprostol for the induction of labour

K McMaster, L Sanchez‐Ramos… - BJOG: An International …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background The optimal dose of misoprostol for the induction of labour remains uncertain.
Objectives To compare the efficacy and safety of 25 versus 50 micrograms of intravaginal …

Uterine evacuation by vaginal misoprostol after second trimester pregnancy interruption

A Bugalho, C Bique, C Pereira1… - Acta obstetricia et …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Background The purpose was to study the capacity of vaginal misoprostol in combination
with methylergometrine to achieve complete evacuation of the uterus without ensuing …

Comparison of oral and vaginal misoprostol for cervical ripening before manual vacuum aspiration of first trimester pregnancy under local anesthesia: a randomized …

L Cakir, B Dilbaz, E Caliskan, FS Dede, S Dilbaz… - Contraception, 2005 - Elsevier
The objective of this prospective randomized placebo-controlled study was to determine the
effectiveness of 400 μg oral and 400 μg vaginal misoprostol administration for cervical …

A randomised comparison of oral and vaginal misoprostol for cervical priming before suction termination of pregnancy

A Lawrie, G Penney… - BJOG: An International …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the effectiveness and acceptability of oral misoprostol, self‐
administered 12 h before surgery, as a cervical priming agent prior to day case suction …