Comparison of sequential vaginal and sublingual misoprostol after a vaginal loading dose for second-trimester abortion

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of sequential vaginal and sublingual misoprostol after a vaginal loading dose for second-trimester abortion.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2006 to December 2011, 173 women received an 800-μg vaginal loading dose of misoprostol. After the loading dose, 103 patients received 800 mg of misoprostol vaginally and 70 patients received 400 mg of misoprostol sublingually every 12 h until the delivery of the fetus.

RESULTS: In the vaginal group, the average abortion time was 1.07 ± 1.29 days; that was 0.82 ± 0.66 days in the sublingual group. Sequential sublingual misoprostol after a vaginal loading dose of 800 mg with an administration interval of 12 h had a similar abortion rate and time to abortion. In addition, this protocol reduced unnecessary digital pelvic examinations and speculum examinations.

CONCLUSION: This sequential sublingual misoprostol regimen might be a suitable regimen for mid-trimester abortion.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology - 56(2017), 3 vom: 14. Juni, Seite 312-314

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Ming-Chao [VerfasserIn]
Hsieh, Ching-Hung [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jian-Pei [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Hsiu-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Maw-Sheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

0E43V0BB57
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Abortion
Clinical Trial
Comparative Study
Cytotec
Journal Article
Misoprostol
Second-trimester

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Date Completed 11.04.2018

Date Revised 30.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tjog.2017.04.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM272794732