Medical methods for first trimester abortion

Kulier, Regina; Kapp, Nathalie; Metin Gülmezoglu, A; Justus Hofmeyr, G; Cheng, Linan; Campana, A.

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd002855.pub4

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Medical methods for first trimester abortion

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Nov 1, 2011

Authors:

Regina Kulier

Nathalie Kapp

A Metin Gülmezoglu

Abstract

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 an alternative method of first trimester pregnancy termination with the availability of prostaglandins in the early 19...

Subject

Misoprostol

Medicine

Medical abortion

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