Objective: To find out clinical presentation and outcome of unsupervised use of misoprostol as abortifacent among adolescents presenting with abortion complications. Methods: Case series of thirty one adolescents that...Objective: To find out clinical presentation and outcome of unsupervised use of misoprostol as abortifacent among adolescents presenting with abortion complications. Methods: Case series of thirty one adolescents that presented with abortion complications following unsupervised use of misoprostol. Results: Over a period of 3 years, 31 adolescents were seen, with median age of 17 years. Twenty nine (93.5%) were unmarried and 22 (71%) were in secondary school. Pregnancy duration was 3months and above in 23 (74.2%) of the patients. The cumulative dose of misoprostol tablet ingested was 2 (400 μg) in 17 (54.8%) of the patients. Twenty three (74.2%) patients presented with incomplete abortion with mild sepsis while the remaining 8 (25.8%) patients were admitted and managed with incomplete abortion with severe sepsis. Treatments offered were manual vacuum aspiration in 23 (74.2%) patients, evacuation of retained product of conception under anaesthesia in 7 (22.6%) patients and 1 (3.2%) patient had laparotomy with uterine repair following inadvertent uterine perforation complicating curettage for incomplete abortion. Complications encountered were anaemia 67.7%, uterine perforation 3.2%, blood transfusion 9.7% and diarrhoea in 8 (25.8%) patients. Conclusion: Demedicalise abortion with misoprostol due to improper dosing protocol may be associated with incomplete abortion and its sequelae in an uninformed adolescent population. Establishment of adolescent friendly medical centre that offers post abortion care will go a long way in alleviating this problem.展开更多
Objective To study the efficacy of single dose of mifepristone and two doses of misoprostol in women undergoing early medical abortion (EMA) up to 9 weeks of gestation. Methods An audit was performed on a retrospect...Objective To study the efficacy of single dose of mifepristone and two doses of misoprostol in women undergoing early medical abortion (EMA) up to 9 weeks of gestation. Methods An audit was performed on a retrospective data analysis of 162 women who underwent an early medical abortion in Southampton U.K. Relevant data on completeness of abortion and other details were analyzed. Results Majority of the women (67%) aged 20-30 years old, 22% were between 30 and 40 years old and 1% were above 40 years old when they came for abortion. About 94.5% women had complete abortion following the use of single dose mifepristone combined with two doses of misoprostol, 4.9% had an incomplete abortion and 0.6% had failure of the procedure. These figures had significantly improved over the results of similar audit in 2005 with single dose of misoprostol to women below 7 weeks of pregnancy. The results in this audit were 82.1% complete abortion, 7.2% incomplete abortion and O. 7% failed procedure. Conclusion Mifepristone in combination with two doses of misoprostol appears to be more effective in all cases of early medical abortion when compared with single dose of misoprostol for termination below 49 d (7 weeks) and two doses of misoprostol between 49 d and 63 d (7-9 weeks) of pregnancy.展开更多
Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety in women after caesarian section for termination of early pregnancies by treatment, or repeated treatment with mifepristone and misoprostol. Subjects and Methods A t...Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety in women after caesarian section for termination of early pregnancies by treatment, or repeated treatment with mifepristone and misoprostol. Subjects and Methods A total of 213 pregnant women with amenorrhea of 34~69 d after caesarian section who asked for medical abortion were recruited, including 63 cases undergoing their second medical abortion. A total amount of mifeprisstone of 150 mg given in separate doses (25 mg×4 and 50 mg at the first time) was administered orally within 3 d, followed by misoprostol of 0.6 mg orally in the morning of d 3. Results The complete abortion rate was 92.5%, incomplete abortion was 4.7% and failure was 2.8%. Conclusion The sequential use of mifepristone and misoprostol could be successfully and repeatedly used for induced abortion in those women with a caesarian section history. Its efficacy was similar to that for ordinary population. Its safety and effectiveness were satisfactory.展开更多
<正>Objective:To explore the efficacy of 400μg of misoprostol administered sublingually on medical abortion for early pregnancy by comparing with routine administration of misoprostol. Methods;Women presenting ...<正>Objective:To explore the efficacy of 400μg of misoprostol administered sublingually on medical abortion for early pregnancy by comparing with routine administration of misoprostol. Methods;Women presenting for termination of early pregnancy,whose gestational ages were not more than 37 days,were randomly allocated into two groups.Women in group A were given 50 mg of mifepristone orally on the first day and 25 mg of mifepristone 8 to 12 hours later.The schedule on the second day was as the same as above followed by 400μg of misoprostol orally on the third day.Women in group B were given a dose of 150 mg of mifepristone orally followed by 400μg of misoprostol sublingually 36 to 48 hours later.Both completed abortion rates and side effects were evaluated. Results:The completed abortion rates were 93.4%in group A and 91.0%in group B,showing no significant difference(χ~2 =2.3846,P>0.05).About 80%of the women experienced nausea,vomit,dizziness,headache and breast tenderness.There were no significant differences in side effects of the two groups(P all>0.05).The duration of vaginal bleeding in the two groups were(9.08 + 3.49) days and(9.04 + 3.43) days,showing no significant difference(t= 0.15,P>0.05).About 97.3%of validated questionnaires on patient satisfaction were recovered.The proportions of patient satisfaction were 88.1%in group A and 92.0%in group B,showing no significant difference (P>0.05). Conclusion:Administration of 150 mg mifepristone orally followed by 400μg of misoprostol sublingually could be more suitable for termination of early pregnancy due to its higher complete abortion rate and less side effects.展开更多
Purpose: To assess the efficacy of medical methods for termination of pregnancy at 9 - 12 weeks of gestation. Methods: Between December 2008 and December 2010, the 116 consecutive women received 200 mg oral mifepristo...Purpose: To assess the efficacy of medical methods for termination of pregnancy at 9 - 12 weeks of gestation. Methods: Between December 2008 and December 2010, the 116 consecutive women received 200 mg oral mifepristone and after 24 - 36 hours they applied 800 μg vaginal misoprostol to medically terminate pregnancy. If the products of conception did not pass, three further doses of 400 μg misoprostol were given vaginally at three hours intervals to medically terminate pregnancy. Results: Of the 116 patients undergoing the procedure 104 (90%) aborted completely. Half of the patients aborted within 6 hours. After medical termination, five per cent of the women were treated because of infection, and five per cent needed a revisit to hospital because of excessive bleeding. Two women received a blood transfusion. Previous live births or previous inducted abortion is presented in the study results. Conclusions: Medical abortion at 9 - 12 weeks’ gestation is a safe alternative to surgery.展开更多
A prospective randomized, placebo-controlled trial comparing mifepristone and vaginal misoprostol to vaginal misoprostol alone for elective termination of early pregnancy. Author: Dr Roopa Malik, Assistant Professor, ...A prospective randomized, placebo-controlled trial comparing mifepristone and vaginal misoprostol to vaginal misoprostol alone for elective termination of early pregnancy. Author: Dr Roopa Malik, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and gynaecology department Pt BDS PGIMS Rohtak BACKGROUND: Vaginal misoprostol has been shown to be an effective single agent for medical agent for medical abortion. This randomized, placebo controlled trial compared a regimen of mefipristone and misoprostol with misoprostol alone for termination of early pregnancy. METHODS: 200 women with gestation <56 days were randomized by a random number table to receive either 200 mg mifepristone orally or placebo followed 48 h later by 800 ug vaginal misoprostol. Abortion success was defined as complete abortion without the use of surgical aspiration. RESULTS: Successful medical abortions occurred in 96 out of 100 subjects (96%) after mifepristone followed by vaginal misoprostol. In all, 79 out of 100 subjects (79%) successfully aborted after placebo and vaginal misoprostol. The higher success rate of complete abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol regimen was statistically significant compared with the placebo and misoprostol regimen (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: A regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol was significantly more effective for termination of pregnancies <56 days than misoprostol alone. The misoprostol alone regimen for termination of early pregnancy is not a very good method for medical abortion but 79% efficacy obtained with vaginal misoprostol alone may clinically acceptable when mifepristone is not available.展开更多
文摘Objective: To find out clinical presentation and outcome of unsupervised use of misoprostol as abortifacent among adolescents presenting with abortion complications. Methods: Case series of thirty one adolescents that presented with abortion complications following unsupervised use of misoprostol. Results: Over a period of 3 years, 31 adolescents were seen, with median age of 17 years. Twenty nine (93.5%) were unmarried and 22 (71%) were in secondary school. Pregnancy duration was 3months and above in 23 (74.2%) of the patients. The cumulative dose of misoprostol tablet ingested was 2 (400 μg) in 17 (54.8%) of the patients. Twenty three (74.2%) patients presented with incomplete abortion with mild sepsis while the remaining 8 (25.8%) patients were admitted and managed with incomplete abortion with severe sepsis. Treatments offered were manual vacuum aspiration in 23 (74.2%) patients, evacuation of retained product of conception under anaesthesia in 7 (22.6%) patients and 1 (3.2%) patient had laparotomy with uterine repair following inadvertent uterine perforation complicating curettage for incomplete abortion. Complications encountered were anaemia 67.7%, uterine perforation 3.2%, blood transfusion 9.7% and diarrhoea in 8 (25.8%) patients. Conclusion: Demedicalise abortion with misoprostol due to improper dosing protocol may be associated with incomplete abortion and its sequelae in an uninformed adolescent population. Establishment of adolescent friendly medical centre that offers post abortion care will go a long way in alleviating this problem.
文摘Objective To study the efficacy of single dose of mifepristone and two doses of misoprostol in women undergoing early medical abortion (EMA) up to 9 weeks of gestation. Methods An audit was performed on a retrospective data analysis of 162 women who underwent an early medical abortion in Southampton U.K. Relevant data on completeness of abortion and other details were analyzed. Results Majority of the women (67%) aged 20-30 years old, 22% were between 30 and 40 years old and 1% were above 40 years old when they came for abortion. About 94.5% women had complete abortion following the use of single dose mifepristone combined with two doses of misoprostol, 4.9% had an incomplete abortion and 0.6% had failure of the procedure. These figures had significantly improved over the results of similar audit in 2005 with single dose of misoprostol to women below 7 weeks of pregnancy. The results in this audit were 82.1% complete abortion, 7.2% incomplete abortion and O. 7% failed procedure. Conclusion Mifepristone in combination with two doses of misoprostol appears to be more effective in all cases of early medical abortion when compared with single dose of misoprostol for termination below 49 d (7 weeks) and two doses of misoprostol between 49 d and 63 d (7-9 weeks) of pregnancy.
文摘Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety in women after caesarian section for termination of early pregnancies by treatment, or repeated treatment with mifepristone and misoprostol. Subjects and Methods A total of 213 pregnant women with amenorrhea of 34~69 d after caesarian section who asked for medical abortion were recruited, including 63 cases undergoing their second medical abortion. A total amount of mifeprisstone of 150 mg given in separate doses (25 mg×4 and 50 mg at the first time) was administered orally within 3 d, followed by misoprostol of 0.6 mg orally in the morning of d 3. Results The complete abortion rate was 92.5%, incomplete abortion was 4.7% and failure was 2.8%. Conclusion The sequential use of mifepristone and misoprostol could be successfully and repeatedly used for induced abortion in those women with a caesarian section history. Its efficacy was similar to that for ordinary population. Its safety and effectiveness were satisfactory.
基金State Science and Technology Support Program (2006BAI03B10)
文摘<正>Objective:To explore the efficacy of 400μg of misoprostol administered sublingually on medical abortion for early pregnancy by comparing with routine administration of misoprostol. Methods;Women presenting for termination of early pregnancy,whose gestational ages were not more than 37 days,were randomly allocated into two groups.Women in group A were given 50 mg of mifepristone orally on the first day and 25 mg of mifepristone 8 to 12 hours later.The schedule on the second day was as the same as above followed by 400μg of misoprostol orally on the third day.Women in group B were given a dose of 150 mg of mifepristone orally followed by 400μg of misoprostol sublingually 36 to 48 hours later.Both completed abortion rates and side effects were evaluated. Results:The completed abortion rates were 93.4%in group A and 91.0%in group B,showing no significant difference(χ~2 =2.3846,P>0.05).About 80%of the women experienced nausea,vomit,dizziness,headache and breast tenderness.There were no significant differences in side effects of the two groups(P all>0.05).The duration of vaginal bleeding in the two groups were(9.08 + 3.49) days and(9.04 + 3.43) days,showing no significant difference(t= 0.15,P>0.05).About 97.3%of validated questionnaires on patient satisfaction were recovered.The proportions of patient satisfaction were 88.1%in group A and 92.0%in group B,showing no significant difference (P>0.05). Conclusion:Administration of 150 mg mifepristone orally followed by 400μg of misoprostol sublingually could be more suitable for termination of early pregnancy due to its higher complete abortion rate and less side effects.
文摘Purpose: To assess the efficacy of medical methods for termination of pregnancy at 9 - 12 weeks of gestation. Methods: Between December 2008 and December 2010, the 116 consecutive women received 200 mg oral mifepristone and after 24 - 36 hours they applied 800 μg vaginal misoprostol to medically terminate pregnancy. If the products of conception did not pass, three further doses of 400 μg misoprostol were given vaginally at three hours intervals to medically terminate pregnancy. Results: Of the 116 patients undergoing the procedure 104 (90%) aborted completely. Half of the patients aborted within 6 hours. After medical termination, five per cent of the women were treated because of infection, and five per cent needed a revisit to hospital because of excessive bleeding. Two women received a blood transfusion. Previous live births or previous inducted abortion is presented in the study results. Conclusions: Medical abortion at 9 - 12 weeks’ gestation is a safe alternative to surgery.
文摘A prospective randomized, placebo-controlled trial comparing mifepristone and vaginal misoprostol to vaginal misoprostol alone for elective termination of early pregnancy. Author: Dr Roopa Malik, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and gynaecology department Pt BDS PGIMS Rohtak BACKGROUND: Vaginal misoprostol has been shown to be an effective single agent for medical agent for medical abortion. This randomized, placebo controlled trial compared a regimen of mefipristone and misoprostol with misoprostol alone for termination of early pregnancy. METHODS: 200 women with gestation <56 days were randomized by a random number table to receive either 200 mg mifepristone orally or placebo followed 48 h later by 800 ug vaginal misoprostol. Abortion success was defined as complete abortion without the use of surgical aspiration. RESULTS: Successful medical abortions occurred in 96 out of 100 subjects (96%) after mifepristone followed by vaginal misoprostol. In all, 79 out of 100 subjects (79%) successfully aborted after placebo and vaginal misoprostol. The higher success rate of complete abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol regimen was statistically significant compared with the placebo and misoprostol regimen (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: A regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol was significantly more effective for termination of pregnancies <56 days than misoprostol alone. The misoprostol alone regimen for termination of early pregnancy is not a very good method for medical abortion but 79% efficacy obtained with vaginal misoprostol alone may clinically acceptable when mifepristone is not available.