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 …

OBJECTIVE: To compare medical abortion practised at home and in clinics in terms of
effectiveness, safety and acceptability. METHODS: A systematic search for randomized …

Objective This guideline reviews the evidence relating to the provision of first-trimester
medical induced abortion, including patient eligibility, counselling, and consent; evidence …

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

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the clinical benefit of pretreatment with mifepristone followed by
misoprostol compared with misoprostol alone for second-trimester abortion. METHODS: Two …

OBJECTIVE: To study the efficacy, safety, and acceptability of oral immediately swallowed
and buccal misoprostol 800 mcg after mifepristone 200 mg for terminating pregnancy …

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 …

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 …