Cervical priming with misoprostol prior to transcervical procedures

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 99, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Fiala, C ^a,b   Gemzell Danielsson, K ^b   Tang, O S ^c   von Hertzen, H ^d  

^a Gynmed Clinic   (Austria)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cervical priming; Dose; Misoprostol; Routes of administration

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

BLEEDING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CERVICAL PRIMING; CURETTAGE; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INDUCED ABORTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NAUSEA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VOMITING;

EID: 36148989917     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.09.005     Document Type: Review

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