Is misoprostol a safe, effective and acceptable alternative to manual vacuum aspiration for postabortion care? Results from a randomised trial in Burkina Faso, West …

B Dao, J Blum, B Thieba, S Raghavan… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of misoprostol for
treatment of incomplete abortion; however, few studies have systematically compared …

Misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion at the regional hospital level: results from Tanzania

B Shwekerela, R Kalumuna, R Kipingili… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the safety, efficacy, and acceptability of misoprostol versus manual
vacuum aspiration (MVA) for treatment of incomplete abortion. Design A prospective open …

A randomized trial of misoprostol compared with manual vacuum aspiration for incomplete abortion

A Weeks, G Alia, J Blum, B Winikoff… - Obstetrics & …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To compare the safety, efficacy, and acceptability of misoprostol and manual
vacuum aspiration for the treatment of incomplete abortion in a hospital setting in Kampala …

Oral misoprostol as an alternative to surgical management for incomplete abortion in Ghana

J Taylor, A Diop, J Blum, O Dolo, B Winikoff - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether 600-μg oral misoprostol is an effective alternative to
manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) for the treatment of incomplete abortion. METHODS: From …

Comparison of misoprostol and manual vacuum aspiration for the treatment of incomplete abortion

C Bique, M Usta, B Debora, E Chong… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare the safety, efficacy, and acceptability of misoprostol versus manual
vacuum aspiration (MVA) for treatment of incomplete abortion in Maputo, Mozambique …

A randomized controlled trial of 400-μg sublingual misoprostol versus manual vacuum aspiration for the treatment of incomplete abortion in two Egyptian hospitals

R Dabash, MC Ramadan, E Darwish… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare the safety, efficacy, and acceptability of 400-μg sublingual
misoprostol with that of manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) in 2 Egyptian hospitals …

[HTML][HTML] Randomised trial of oral misoprostol versus manual vacuum aspiration for the treatment of incomplete abortion at a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital

KF Ibiyemi, AI Munir'deen… - Sultan Qaboos University …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives This study aimed to compare the efficacy of oral misoprostol with manual vacuum
aspiration (MVA) in first trimester incomplete abortions. Methods This randomised controlled …

[HTML][HTML] Sublingual misoprostol versus standard surgical care for treatment of incomplete abortion in five sub-Saharan African countries

T Shochet, A Diop, A Gaye, M Nayama, AB Sall… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2012 - Springer
Background In low-resource settings, where abortion is highly restricted and self-induced
abortions are common, access to post-abortion care (PAC) services, especially treatment of …

[HTML][HTML] Misoprostol as first-line treatment for incomplete abortion at a secondary-level health facility in Nigeria

AO Fawole, A Diop, AO Adeyanju, OT Aremu… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of introducing misoprostol as first-line treatment for
incomplete abortion at a secondary-level health facility. METHODS: An open-label …

Two routes of administration for misoprostol in the treatment of incomplete abortion: a randomized clinical trial

A Diop, S Raghavan, JP Rakotovao, R Comendant… - Contraception, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to compare the safety, effectiveness and
acceptability of 400 mcg sublingual misoprostol and 600 mcg oral misoprostol for treatment …