Induction of Abortion with Mifepristone (RU 486) and Oral or Vaginal Misoprostol

El‐Refaey, Hazem; Rajasekar, Dhamnasekar; Abdalla, Mona; Calder, Lynda; Templeton, Allan

doi:10.1056/nejm199504133321502

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Induction of Abortion with Mifepristone (RU 486) and Oral or Vaginal Misoprostol

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Apr 13, 1995

Authors:

Hazem El‐Refaey

Dhamnasekar Rajasekar

Mona Abdalla

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Medical termination of pregnancy can be successfully performed with a combination of mifepristone (RU 486) and a prostaglandin analogue. We conducted a prospective, randomized trial to compare oral with vaginal administration of the prostaglandin E1 analogue misoprostol for first-trimest...

Subject

Mifepristone

Misoprostol

Medicine

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