Commentary: no-test medication abortion: a sample protocol for increasing access during a pandemic and beyond

EG Raymond, D Grossman, A Mark, UD Upadhyay… - Contraception, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic is acutely threatening access to essential health services,
including abortion [1]. Across all fields of medicine, changes in practice models are …

Medical abortion

D Costescu, E Guilbert, J Bernardin, A Black… - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective This guideline reviews the evidence relating to the provision of first-trimester
medical induced abortion, including patient eligibility, counselling, and consent; evidence …

Medical abortion before confirmed intrauterine pregnancy: a systematic review

K Brandell, JJ Reynolds-Wright… - Seminars in …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
“Very early medical abortion”(VEMA) refers to medical abortion (with mifepristone and
misoprostol) before intrauterine pregnancy is visualized on ultrasound. Our aim is to present …

[HTML][HTML] Mifepristone and misoprostol for undesired pregnancy of unknown location

AB Goldberg, IR Fulcher, J Fortin, RK Hofer… - Obstetrics & …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To compare immediate initiation with delayed initiation of medication abortion
among patients with an undesired pregnancy of unknown location. METHODS: This …

Initiation of abortion before there is definitive ultrasound evidence of intrauterine pregnancy: A systematic review with meta‐analyses

M Schmidt‐Hansen, S Cameron… - Acta Obstetricia et …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Women are increasingly presenting for abortion at very early gestation.
However, providers may be reluctant to conduct abortion at this stage as they may be …

Medication abortion with misoprostol-only: a sample protocol

EG Raymond, A Mark, D Grossman, A Beasley… - Contraception, 2023 - Elsevier
Mifepristone approval by the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration in 2000
revolutionized abortion care in this country. In 2020, 53% of people having facility-based …

Efficacy and safety of very early medical termination of pregnancy: a cohort study

I Bizjak, C Fiala, L Berggren, H Hognert… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of medical termination of pregnancy (MTOP)
when no intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) is confirmed on ultrasound. Design Retrospective …

Termination of pregnancy at very early gestation without visible yolk sac on ultrasound

R Heller, S Cameron - Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive …, 2015 - srh.bmj.com
Introduction Requests for termination of pregnancy (TOP) at very early gestation (≤ 6
weeks) can prove challenging for abortion services as the ultrasound feature usually …

Medication abortion and uterine aspiration for undesired pregnancy of unknown location: a retrospective cohort study

K Borchert, C Thibodeau, P Varin, H Wipf, S Traxler… - Contraception, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To compare days to diagnosis of pregnancy location for same-day medication
abortion and same-day uterine aspiration with delayed treatment (expectant management) …

At-home urine pregnancy test assessment after mifepristone and misoprostol for undesired pregnancy of unknown location

AL Gilbert, D Gelfand, J Fortin, D Roncari, AB Goldberg - Contraception, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives The ideal assessment after mifepristone and misoprostol for undesired
pregnancy of unknown location (PUL) is unknown. Study design We prospectively followed …