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Curettage after medical induced abortions in second trimester
Anna Lund Rasmussen1, Gitte Thöger Frostholm2, Finn Friis Lauszus2
1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Herning, Denmark; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Viborg Hospital, Denmark.
Abstract:
We evaluated the use of curettage in second trimester medical induced abortions retrospectively in 186 women at Herning Hospital, Denmark. Curettage was carried out in a total of 55% of the women. The incidence of curettage was associated with low gestational age (r = 0.32, p < 0.001) but not with age, parity, and BMI. The average incidence of curettage dropped from 62% to 25% at the time before 2007 compared with the time after 2007 (p < 0.001). The indications for abortion were not associated with subsequent use of curettage.