Vaginal vs. sublingual misoprostol with mifepristone for cervical priming in second-trimester abortion by dilation and evacuation: a randomized clinical trial

Contraception

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-237

  Carbonell, Josep Lluis ^a   Gallego, Francisca García ^b   Llorente, Margardell Perez ^a   Bermudez, Santiago Barambio ^c   Sala, Eugenia Sánchez ^a   González, Lidia Varela ^a   Texido, Carlos Sánchez ^a  

^a Mediterranea Medica Clinic   (Spain)

^b Ginegranada Clinic   (Spain)

^c Gynecology Obstetric Service   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dilation and evacuation; Mifepristone; Misoprostol; Second trimester abortion

Indexed keywords

CABERGOLINE; DOXYCYCLINE; METHYLERGOMETRINE; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPAIN; SPOTTING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846877850     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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