Midtrimester abortion using vaginal misoprostol for women with three or more prior cesarean deliveries

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-52

  Fawzy, Muhammad ^a   Abdel Hady, El Said ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Misoprostol; Second trimester pregnancy termination; Uterine scars

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; ABORTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; INDUCED ABORTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RUPTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CICATRIX; COMPLICATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953020367     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. 2 for termination of second-trimester pregnancy. N Engl J Med 331 5 (1994; 4) 290-293
2. Pongsatha S., and Tongsong T. Misoprostol for second-trimester termination of pregnancies with prior low transverse cesarean delivery. Int J Gynecol Obstet 80 1 (2003) 61-62
3. Tang O.S., Gemzell-Danielsson K., and Ho P.C. Misoprostol: pharmacokinetic profiles, effects on the uterus and side-effects. Int J Gynecol Obstet 99 Suppl 2 (2007) S160-S167
4. Chapman S.J., Crispens M., Owen J., and Savage K. Complications of mid trimester pregnancy termination: the effect of prior cesarean delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 175 4 Pt 1 (1996) 889-892
5. Dodd J., and Crowther C. Induction of labor for women with previous cesarean birth: a systematic review of the literature. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynaecol 44 5 (2004) 392-395
6. Nayki U., Taner C.E., Mizrak T., Nayki C., and Derin G. Uterine rupture during second-trimester abortion with misoprostol. Fetal Diagn Ther 20 5 (2005) 469-471
7. Martin J.A., Hamilton B.E., Ventura S.J., Menacker F., Park M.M., and Sutton P.D. Births: final data for 2001. Natl Vital Stat Rep 51 2 (2002) 1-102
8. Khawaja M., Choueiry N., and Jurdi R. Hospital-based cesarean section in the Arab region: an overview. East Mediterr Health J 15 2 (2009) 458-469
9. Lalitkumar S., Bygdeman M., and Gemzell-Danielsson K. Midtrimester induced abortion: a review. Hum Reprod Update 13 1 (2007) 37-52
10. Marafie N., Ball D.E., and Abahussain E. Awareness of hormonal emergency contraception among married women in a Kuwaiti family social network. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 130 2 (2007) 216-222
11. Chen M., Shih J.C., Chiu W.T., and Hsieh F.J. Separation of cesarean scar during second-trimester intravaginal misoprostol abortion. Obstet Gynecol 94 5 Pt 2 (1999) 840
12. Berghahn L., Christensen D., and Droste S. Uterine rupture during second-trimester abortion associated with misoprostol. Obstet Gynecol 98 5 Pt 2 (2001) 976-977
13. Sharifa A., and Alsibiani. Misoprostol for pregnancy termination in grand multiparous women with three cesarean deliveries. Int J Gynecol Obstet 106 3 (2009) 255-256
14. Dickinson J.E. Misoprostol for second-trimester pregnancy termination in women with a prior cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol 105 2 (2005) 352-356
15. Ho P.C., Blumenthal P.D., Gemzell-Danielsson K., Gomez Ponce de L.R., Mittal S., and Tang O.S. Misoprostol for the termination of pregnancy with a live fetus at 13 to 26 weeks. Int J Gynecol Obstet 99 Suppl 2 (2007) 178-181
16. Atienza M.F., Burkman R.T., and King T.M. Midtrimester abortion induced by hyperosmolar urea and prostaglandin F2-alpha in patients with previous cesarean section: clinical course and potential for uterine rupture. Am J Obstet Gynecol 38 1 (1980) 55-59
17. Boulot P., Hoffet M., Bachelard B., Lefort G., Hedon B., Laffargue F., et al. Late vaginal induced abortion after a previous cesarean birth: potential for uterine rupture. Gynecol Obstet Invest 36 2 (1993) 87-90
18. Catalin S., Buhimschi C.S., Buhimschi I.A., Patel A., Andrew M., et al. Rupture of the uterine scar during term labour: contractility or biochemistry?. BJOG 112 1 (2005) 38-42