Background Surgical abortion by vacuum aspiration or dilatation and curettage has been the
method of choice for early pregnancy termination since the 1960s. Medical abortion became …

Background Medical abortion became an alternative method of pregnancy termination
following the development of prostaglandins and antiprogesterone in the 1970s and 1980s …

Since the original description of the structure of the antiprogestin, mifepristone, was
published, numerous related compounds have been synthesized which may function as …

Medical abortion regimens have become widely used, but the frequency of infection after
medical abortion is not well documented. This systematic review provides data on infectious …

Objective To compare the efficacy, adverse effects and acceptability of the three most
common misoprostol regimens used with mifepristone for medical abortion. Design …

Objective To compare patient satisfaction with two routes of misoprostol for term labour
induction. Design Prospective randomised trial. Setting Tertiary care hospital. Population A …

OBJECTIVE: Medical abortion regimens have become more widely used to terminate early
pregnancies. Medical abortion providers are concerned to diagnose and exclude women …

Objectives To evaluate pain and other early adverse events associated with different
regimens of medical abortion up to nine weeks of amenorrhoea. Methods The literature was …

Misoprostol–a drug developed and approved originally for the prevention of gastric ulcers–
has shown itself to be safe, effective and acceptable for uterine evacuation in the context of …

Early medical abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol is increasingly used by women
worldwide. Women report high levels of acceptance and satisfaction with the method, citing …