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 Medical management of early pregnancy loss is an alternative to uterine
aspiration, but standard medical treatment with misoprostol commonly results in treatment …

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

Induced abortion is still a major health problem in the world and the most frequently
performed intervention in obstetrics and gynecology with an estimated total of 46 million …

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate equivalence between mifepristone 200 mg followed 6 to 8
hours later and 24 hours later by misoprostol 800 μg vaginally for abortion in women up to …

OBJECTIVE: Mifepristone and oral misoprostol are typically used for medical abortion in
women up to 49 days of gestation, with a 36-to 48-hour interval between the medications …

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 …

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

Objective To determine the efficacy of oral mifepristone followed by vaginal misoprostol 6
hours later compared with the standard 36‐to 48‐hour regimen for medical termination of …