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 Determining the optimal method of performing second‐trimester abortions is
important, since they account for a disproportionate amount of abortion‐related morbidity …

Background Induced abortions are very commonly practiced interventions worldwide. A
variety of medical abortion methods have been introduced during the last decade in addition …

Background Different surgical methods for termination of pregnancy have evolved over the
years: Dilatation and curettage, power operated vacuum aspiration (VA), manual vacuum …

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 …

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

OBJECTIVE: To compare efficacy between medical and surgical abortion at 9 weeks of
gestation or less. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study comparing efficacy …

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

Multiple clinical studies demonstrate the efficacy of medical abortion with mifepristone or
methotrexate followed by a prostaglandin analogue. However, assessing predictors of …