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 …

BACKGROUND: The dose of mifepristone approved by most government agencies for
medical abortion is 600 mg. Our aim was to summarize extant data on the effectiveness and …

Background A wide range of drugs have been studied for first trimester medical abortion.
Studies evaluating different regimens, including combination mifepristone and misoprostol …

Background The advent of medical abortion has improved access to safe abortion
procedures. Medical abortion procedures involve either administering mifepristone followed …

First trimester termination of pregnancy (TOP) is a safe and effective procedure. The
complete abortion rates of surgical and medical abortion are approximately 97% and 95 …

The phrase medical abortion commonly refers to use of medications up to 63 days' gestation
to effect abortion, although some regimens are effective beyond 63 days. Medical abortion …

Background Medical abortion (mifepristone and misoprostol) has the potential to contribute
to reduced maternal mortality but little is known about the provision or quality of advice for …

Combination of Mifepristone and Misoprostol for First-Trimes... : Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
Combination of Mifepristone and Misoprostol for First-Trimester Medical Abortion: A …

Aim To compare the efficacy of misoprostol by vaginal and oral route, for the management of
first trimester missed abortion; and to recognize the utility of misoprostol for cervical dilation …