[Transcervical extraamniotic Rivanol instillation as a method of avoiding complications in pregnancy interruption]

The number of abortions performed is steadily increasing. According to information available to date from the Federal Statistics Office in the Federal Republic of Germany, pregnancies are still largely terminated by means of cervical dilatation with Hegar dilatators and subsequent curettage. Almost half of all abortions are performed in young women who have not yet given birth. In a great number of cases these patients have a gracile, rigid cervical os which has to be opened abruptly in a few minutes with Hegar's dilatators, often under asserting quite some force. This can result in lacerations of the cervix, cervical insufficiency, inflammation and cicatrization. The transcervical extraamnial Rivanol instillation seems to be a method for avoiding these early and the serious late complications ensuing. Using this method--an alternative to the Prostaglandine application, with its even more serious secondary effects and contraindications--the highest possible degree of success can be achieved in avoiding cervical injuries and in reducing inflammation in the pelvis minor to a minimum, which could later on lead to sterility.