Oral misoprostol reduces vaginal bleeding following surgical evacuation for first trimester spontaneous abortion

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-120

  Shokry, Mahmoud ^a   Shahin, Ahmed Y ^a   Fathalla, Mohammed M ^a   Shaaban, Omar M ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Endometrial thickness; Misoprostol; Spontaneous abortion; Surgical evacuation; Vaginal bleeding

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; ERGOMETRINE; FERROUS FUMARATE; HAEMOTON; IBUPROFEN; IRON; METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE; MISOPROSTOL; MISOTAC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; THICKNESS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 70449527488     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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