Sublingual misoprostol for cervical ripening before diagnostic hysteroscopy in premenopausal women: A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2400-2404

  Mulayim, Baris ^a   Celik, Nilufer Y ^a   Onalan, Gogsen ^b   Bagis, Tayfun ^b   Zeyneloglu, Hulusi B ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Hysteroscopy; Misoprostol; Premenopause; Sublingual

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS PERFORATION; VOMITING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CURETTAGE; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TIME; UTERUS DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADULT; CERVICAL RIPENING; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PLACEBOS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 77952560721     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.073     Document Type: Article

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