Alternatives to mifepristone for early medical abortion

NL Moreno-Ruiz, L Borgatta, S Yanow, N Kapp… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To review published reports of first-trimester medical abortion regimens that do
not include mifepristone. METHODS: Reports listed in Pubmed and Medline on prospective …

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 …

Two mifepristone doses and two intervals of misoprostol administration for termination of early pregnancy: a randomised factorial controlled equivalence trial

H Von Hertzen, G Piaggio, D Wojdyla… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare the efficacy of 100 mg and 200 mg of mifepristone and 24‐and 48‐
hour intervals to administration of 800μg vaginal misoprostol for termination of early …

A randomised controlled trial of mifepristone in combination with misoprostol administered sublingually or vaginally for medical abortion up to 13 weeks of gestation

H Hamoda, PW Ashok, GMM Flett… - BJOG: An International …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess women's acceptability, the efficacy and side effects of sublingual versus
vaginal administration of misoprostol in combination with mifepristone for medical abortion …

Vaginal misoprostol for late first trimester abortion

JLC Esteve, L Varela, A Velazco, E Cabezas, R Tanda… - Contraception, 1998 - Elsevier
A group of 120 women with gestations from 64 to 84 days received 800 μg of vaginal
misoprostol every 24 h for a maximum of three doses without performing postexpulsion …

Mifepristone and misoprostol compared with misoprostol alone for second-trimester abortion: a randomized controlled trial

NTN Ngoc, T Shochet, S Raghavan, J Blum… - Obstetrics & …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the clinical benefit of pretreatment with mifepristone followed by
misoprostol compared with misoprostol alone for second-trimester abortion. METHODS: Two …

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 …

Induction of abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol in early pregnancy

KJOO THONG, DT Baird - BJOG: An International Journal of …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of the combination of mifepristone and an orally
active prostaglandin, misoprostol, for early medical termination. Design Women with …

Pilot study on the use of sublingual misoprostol with mifepristone in termination of first trimester pregnancy up to 9 weeks gestation

OS Tang, J Xu, L Cheng, SWH Lee… - Human …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: A combination of mifepristone and misoprostol provides an effective
method of medical abortion for early pregnancy. A new route of administration of …

Efficacy of mifepristone followed on the same day by misoprostol for early termination of pregnancy: report of a randomised trial

MD Creinin, JL Schwartz, HC Pymar, W Fink - British Journal of Obstetrics …, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the clinical efficacy of mifepristone 600 mg followed on the same day
or two days later by misoprostol 400μg orally in women undergoing medical termination of …