The use of misoprostol for early pregnancy failure

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 581-586

  Tang, Oi Shan ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Medical management; Miscarriage; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MATERNAL CARE; METRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURGICAL AND OBSTETRIC CARE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT DURATION; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33750982405     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e32800feedb     Document Type: Review

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