Termination of pregnancy has been practiced since antiquity. Although many societies
accept this practice, some reject it, and it is sometimes even considered a crime. The most …

Side effects are an expected part of medical abortion; some, such as pain and bleeding,
result from the abortion process itself and are generally managed with orally administered …

Background: In several countries, risk classification systems have been set up to summarise
the sparse data on drug safety during pregnancy. However, these have resulted in …

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

Prenatal exposure to misoprostol has been associated with Moebius and limb defects.
Vascular disruption has been proposed as the mechanism for these teratogenic effects. The …

Misoprostol is prostaglandin E 1 analogous and marketed for prevention and treatment of
peptic ulcer disease. However, it has been used widely in obstetrics and gynecology …

Objective To assess the knowledge, acceptability, and use of misoprostol as an abortifacient
in a primarily Latina population in the United States. Methods This was a cross-sectional …

Counseling and education are correlated with women's satisfaction with all abortion care.
They often assume a larger role in medical abortion because the patient is a more active …

We report on clinical evaluations of Brazilian patients with misoprostol‐induced
arthrogryposis. All 15 patients had growth retardation, underdeveloped bones, short feet …

Objective To determine whether a single oral dose of misoprostol is associated with change
in Doppler resistance indices (RIs) of the uterine artery in early pregnancy. Methods Forty …