A pilot study on the use of letrozole with either misoprostol or mifepristone for termination of pregnancy up to 63 days

Contraception

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-67

  Lee, Vivian Chi Yan ^a   Tang, Oi Sang ^a   Ng, Ernest Hung Yu ^a   Yeung, William Shu Biu ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

First trimester medical abortions; Letrozole; Mifepristone; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LETROZOLE; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TENDERNESS; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; GESTATION PERIOD; HEADACHE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; MEDICAL ABORTION; NAUSEA; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; SYNCOPE; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; NITRILES; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROGESTERONE; TRIAZOLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649906759     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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