Background Medical abortion (MA) has become an increasingly popular choice for women
even where surgical abortion services are available. Pain is often cited by women as one of …

Objectives although some degree of pain is inevitable with first trimester medical abortion,
little information is available regarding its management in daily practice. The aim of the work …

Introduction Medical abortion has rapidly become the dominant abortion method in western
countries. Pain is a known adverse effect; however, few studies have explored women's …

Aims To explore recollections of pain and pain management during induced abortions.
Design Mixed‐methods exploratory study in Sweden. Methods A web‐based survey was …

Objectives: In patients having medical abortions with methotrexate and misoprostol:(1) to
determine if giving ibuprofen or acetaminophen plus codeine with misoprostol (prior to onset …

Aims The study aimed to present a broad overview of the research conducted and to
synthesize evidence of the utility of nonpharmacological interventions for pain management …

Background: There is limited documentation about pain and side effects associated with
dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortion, yet, pain and side effects are important factors that …

BACKGROUND: We studied whether it is possible to predict severity of pain during medical
abortion. We also studied how well medical staff recognizes the pain perceived by these …

Introduction Women experience pain during medical abortion, yet optimal pain management
remains unclear. We studied the pain experience and need of analgesics during early …

BACKGROUND: To explore women's preferences for pain control during first-trimester
surgical abortion. STUDY DESIGN: Pre-and postoperative semistructured individual …