Endometrial thickness following medical abortion is not predictive of subsequent surgical intervention

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 104-109

  Reeves, M F ^a   Fox, M C ^b   Lohr, P A ^c   Creinin, M D ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d British Pregnancy Advisory Service   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical abortion; Mifepristone; Misoprostol; Sensitivity and specificity; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ABORTION; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 67650267741     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6404     Document Type: Article

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