Vaginal acidity enhancement with a 3% acetic acid gel prior to misoprostol treatment for pregnancy termination in the midtrimester

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-252

  Abd El Maeboud, Karim H I ^a   Ghazy, Abbas ^a   Ibrahim, Ahmed ^a   Hassan, Nashwa ^a   El Bohoty, Ahmed ^a   Gamal El Din, Islam ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Cervical ripening; Induced abortion; Midtrimester; Misoprostol; Vaginal pH

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; MISOPROSTOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MEDICAL ABORTION; MISSED ABORTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING;

EID: 84869136466     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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