Induction of labor with intravaginal misoprostol versus intracervical dinoprostone

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-13

  Ozgur K ^a,b   Kizilates, A ^b   Uner M ^b   Erman, O ^b   Trak, B ^b  

^a The Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; APGAR SCORE; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TABLETS;

EID: 2642593031     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004040050190     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Mariani Neto C, Leao EJ, Barreto EM, Keng J, De Aquino MM, Tuffi VH (1987) Use of misoprostol for labor induction in stillbirth. Rev Paul Med 105:325-328
2. Wing DA, Rahall A, Jones MM, Goodwin TM, Paul RH (1995) MISOPROSTOL: an effective agent for cervical ripening and labor induction. Am J Obstet Gynecol 172:1811-1816
3. Bugalho A, Bique C, Machungo F, Bergstrom S (1995). Vaginal misoprostol as an alternative to oxytocin for induction of labor in women with late fetal death. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 74:194-198
4. Lim JMH, Soh EBS, Raman S (1995) Intravaginal misoprostol for termination of midtrimestir pregnancy. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynaecol 35:54-55
5. Bugalho A, Bique C, Machungo F, Faundes A (1994) Induction of labor with intravaginal misoprostol in intrauterine fetal death. Am J Obstet Gynecol 171:538-541
6. Fletcher F, Mitchell S, Frederick J, Simeon D, Brown D (1994) Intravaginal misoprostol versus dinoprostone as cervical ripening and labor inducing agents. Obstet Gynecol 83:244-247
7. Campos GA, Guzman S, Rodriguez JG, Voto LS, Margulies M (1994) Misoprostol, a PGE1 analog for induction of labor at term: comparative and randomized study with oxytocin. Rev Chill Obstet Ginecol 59:190-195
8. Bugalho A, Bique C, Almeida L, Bergstrom S (1994) Application of vaginal misoprostol before cervical dilation to facilitate first trimester pregnancy interruption. Obstet Gynecol 83:729-731
9. Schonhofer PS (1991) Brazil: Misuse of misoprostol as an abortifacient may induce malformations. (Letters). Lancet 337:1534-1535
10. Bugalho A, Bique C, Machungo F, Faundes A (1995) Low dose vaginal misoprostol for induction of labor with a live fetus. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 49:149-155
11. Karim A (1987) Antiulcer prostaglandin misoprostol: single and multiple dose pharmacokinetic profile. Prostaglandins [Suppl] 33:40-50
12. Senior J, Marshall K, Sangha R, Clayton JK (1993) In vitro characterization of prostanoid receptors on human myometrium at term pregnancy. Br J Pharmacol 108:501-506
13. Fletcher HM, Mitchell S, Simeon D, Frederick J, Brown D (1993) Intravaginal misoprostol as a cervical ripening agent. Br J Obstet Gynecol 100:641-644
14. Bugalho A, Bique C, Almeida L, Bergstrom S (1994) Application of vaginal misoprostol before cervical dilation to facilitate first trimester pregnancy interruption. Obstet Gynecol 83:729-731
15. Weng L, Jiao L, Tang X (1995) Histological study of uterine cervix during termination of early pregnancy by mifepristone and prostaglandins. Chung Hua Fu Chan Ko Tsa Chih 30:522-525
16. Norman JE, Thong KJ, Baird DT (1991) Uterine contractility and induction of abortion in early pregnancy by misoprostol and mifepristone. Lancet 338:1233-1236
17. Ngai SW, Tang OS, Lao T, Ho PC, Ma HK (1995) Oral misoprostol versus placebo for cervical dilatation before vacuum aspiration in first trimester pregnancy. Hum Reprod 10:1220-1222