Effect of vaginal pH on the efficacy of vaginal misoprostol for induction of midtrimester abortion

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-84

  Abd El Maeboud, Karim H I ^a,c   Ghazy, Abbas A S ^a   Nadeem, Amr A A ^a   Al Sharaky, Amr ^b   Khalil, Alaa Eddin I ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Al Galaa Teaching Hospital   (Egypt)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Midtrimester abortion; Misoprostol; Second trimester pregnancy termination; Vaginal pH

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; MISOPROSTOL; MISOTAC; PETHIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PH MEASUREMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

EID: 38449118487     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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