Pilot study on the use of repeated doses of sublingual misoprostol in termination of pregnancy up to 12 weeks gestation: Efficacy and acceptability

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 654-658

  Tang, Oi Shan ^a   Miao, B Y ^a   Lee, Sharon W H ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Medical abortion; Misoprostol; Sublingual

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MISOPROSTOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HEADACHE; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIVACY; SYNCOPE; VAGINA BLEEDING; VERTIGO;

EID: 0036119768     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.3.654     Document Type: Article

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