An Historical Overview of Second Trimester Abortion Methods

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 16, Issue 31 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 196-204

  Bygdeman, Marc ^a   Gemzell Danielsson, Kristina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

extra amniotic abortion methods; hysterotomy; intra amniotic abortion methods; non invasive methods; prostaglandins; second trimester abortion

Indexed keywords

CARBOPROST; CARBOPROST METHYL; ETHACRIDINE LACTATE; GEMEPROST; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULPROSTONE; UREA;

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DILATION AND EVACUATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DYSPNEA; FETUS MEMBRANE; FEVER; GESTATION PERIOD; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABOR INDUCTION; MYOMETRIUM; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND;

EID: 50649087956     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(08)31385-8     Document Type: Article

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