Late second trimester dilation and evacuation is a challenging subset of surgical abortion.
Among the reasons for this is the degree of cervical dilation required to safely extricate fetal …

First-trimester surgical abortion is a common, safe procedure with a major complication rate
of less than 1%. Cervical dilation before suction abortion is usually accomplished using …

BACKGROUND: Cervical preparation is recommended before surgical evacuation of
second-trimester pregnancies. Both mechanical (osmotic dilator) and pharmacologic …

Although less than 2% of abortions in the United States occur after 20 weeks, procedures
performed at more advanced gestations are associated with increased morbidity and …

Dilation and evacuation, the most common method performed for second-trimester abortion
in the United States, requires sufficient cervical dilation to reduce the risk of complications …

Objective To evaluate mifepristone as an adjunct to, or replacement for, osmotic dilators for
cervical preparation in surgical abortion after 19 weeks of gestation. Design Site‐stratified …

Objective The objective was to investigate mifepristone as a potential adjunct to cervical
preparation for surgical abortion after 19 weeks of gestation, with the aim of improving …

For a dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedure, the cervix must be dilated sufficiently to
allow passage of operative instruments and products of conception without injuring the …

Objective Cervical preparation is recommended prior to second-trimester surgical abortion.
Osmotic dilators are an effective means to prepare the cervix, but require an additional …

Objective We evaluated initial cervical dilation with the addition of oral mifepristone to
vaginal misoprostol as cervical preparation for same-day second-trimester dilation and …