A randomized controlled trial comparing powdery sublingual misoprostol and sublingual misoprostol tablet for management of embryonic death or anembryonic pregnancy

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 280, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 431-435

  Saichua, Chatawan ^a   Phupong, Vorapong ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anembryonic pregnancy; Embryonic death; Misoprostol; Powder; Sublingual

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLIGHTED OVUM; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG FEVER; EMBRYO DEATH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; PAIN; POWDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TABLET; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADULT; EMBRYO LOSS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; POWDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TABLETS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349632864     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-009-0947-x     Document Type: Article

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