Medical and surgical methods can both be recommended for second trimester abortion
(after 12-weeks of gestational age). Induced abortion with a mifepristone and misoprostol …

Second-trimester abortion is safe. The use of mifepristone and misoprostol for second-
trimester abortion has improved safety and efficacy of medical and surgical methods when …

Second trimester abortion remains a common procedure worldwide. Dilatation and
evacuation (D&E) is the surgical method of choice, if the surgical expertise and facilities are …

The methods used for abortion in the second trimester have changed considerably in recent
years. The surgical procedure dilatation and evacuation (D&E) has replaced hysterotomy …

Second trimester surgical abortion is well tolerated and increasingly expeditious. Further
research is needed to refine second trimester medical abortion methods, specific to the …

Second trimester abortions constitute 10–15% of all induced abortions worldwide but are
responsible for two-thirds of major abortion-related complications. During the last decade …

The safety and efficacy of medical abortion in the second trimester is provider independent
and may therefore offer advantages over surgical second trimester abortion in certain …

Abstract Mid-trimester abortion constitutes 10–15% of all induced abortion. The aim of this
article is to provide a review of the current literature of mid-trimester methods of abortion with …

The introduction of prostaglandin analogues and mifepristone has changed the
management of second trimester abortion in the last 2 decades. Gemeprost and misoprostol …

Objective To describe the efficacy, safety, and acceptability of medical abortion in the late
first trimester. Study design We searched PubMed and Cochrane databases for articles in …