Induced abortion is one of the most commonly performed gynaecological procedures in the
world. Medical and surgical methods are available for both first-and second-trimester …

Abortion care is a fundamental part of women's reproductive health care. Surgical and
medical abortion methods are safe and effective throughout the gestational age range …

In 2003, the World Health Organization published its well referenced handbook Safe
Abortion: Technical and Policy Guidance for Health Systems to address the estimated …

Abortion is common. Data on abortion rates are inexact but can be used to explore trends.
Globally, the estimated rate in the period 2010–2014 was 35 abortions per 1000 women …

Abortion is common. Data on abortion rates are inexact but can be used to explore trends.
Globally, the estimated rate in the period 2010-2014 was 35 abortions per 1000 women …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the immediate adverse events and safety of medical compared
with surgical abortion using high-quality registry data. METHODS: All women in Finland …

This review of surgically-induced abortion focuses on conventional first trimester suction
evacuation. Manual vacuum aspiration at early gestations and dilatation and evacuation at …

First trimester surgical abortion is a very common, effective, and safe procedure. When a
woman presents requesting pregnancy termination, counseling regarding pregnancy …

Background The provision of safe abortion services to women who need them has the
potential to drastically reduce or eliminate maternal deaths due to unsafe abortion. The …

Approximately one in five pregnandes worldwide end in abortion. The likelihood that a
woman will have an abor tion is similar if she lives in a developed or developing area of the …