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Self-induced abortion--the peril is still real
A Weissman1, U Elhalal, I Blickstein
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
Advances in Contraception : the Official Journal of the Society for the Advancement of Contraception
|March 1, 1992
Summary
A Romanian immigrant
Area of Science:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Public Health
Background:
- Self-induced abortions, though rare, may increase with immigration.
- Hypertonic sucrose is a rarely used agent for self-induced abortion.
Observation:
- A 7-week pregnant immigrant self-administered intrauterine hypertonic sucrose.
- Initial uterine curettage failed; a second attempt with sonographic guidance was successful.
Findings:
- Incomplete abortion, bleeding, infection, and retained products persisted for 13 weeks.
- Sonographically guided curettage successfully evacuated the uterus.
Implications:
- Early uterine evacuation is crucial for chemically induced abortions.
- Increased immigration may necessitate awareness of diverse self-induced abortion methods and management.