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 …

Misoprostol is a prostaglandin E1 analogue that has been approved by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) to be taken orally for the prevention and treatment of gastric ulcers …

BACKGROUND: The dose of mifepristone approved by most government agencies for
medical abortion is 600 mg. Our aim was to summarize extant data on the effectiveness and …

" The thoroughly updated Fifth Edition of this practical handbook is a current, reliable, and
readable guide to the intelligent use of today's contraceptive options. The authors provide …

Medication abortion, also referred to as medical abortion, is a safe and effective method of
providing abortion. Medication abortion involves the use of medicines rather than uterine …

During the 2003-04 influenza season, influenza A (H1), A (H3N2), and B viruses co-
circulated worldwide, and influenza A (H3N2) viruses predominated. Several Asian …

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

Since the original description of the structure of the antiprogestin, mifepristone, was
published, numerous related compounds have been synthesized which may function as …

Induced abortion is still a major health problem in the world and the most frequently
performed intervention in obstetrics and gynecology with an estimated total of 46 million …