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First and midtrimester abortion with intramuscular injections of sulprostone
Contraception
|August 1, 1981
Abstract:
An intramuscular injection of a newer PGE2 analogue (Sulprostone) was given to fifty-seven patients for a late first or second trimester abortion. The drug was injected in doses of 500 microgram every 6 hours for a maximum of 24 hours. Fifty-two patients aborted. The incidence of gastrointestinal side effects was similar to patients receiving intramuscular 15-methyl PGF2 alpha and there were no serious complications.
Keywords:
Abortifacient AgentsAbortion, Drug InducedAbortion, InducedAcceptor CharacteristicsBiologyEndocrine SystemFamily PlanningFertility Control, PostconceptionFollow-up StudiesParityPhysiologyPregnancy, First TrimesterPregnancy, Second TrimesterProstaglandins--administraction and dosageProstaglandins--side effectsResearch MethodologyStudies