Comparison of vaginal and sublingual misoprostol for second trimester abortion: randomized controlled equivalence trial
Author(s) -
Helena von Hertzen,
Gilda Piaggio,
Daniel Wojdyla,
N T Huong,
Lena Marions,
G G Okoev,
Archil Khomassuridze,
Attila Keresztúri,
S. Mittal,
R. Nair,
Rekha G. Daver,
A. PretnarDarovec,
Kim Dickson,
N. D. Hinh,
Nirong Bao,
Hoang Thi Diem Tuyet,
Alexandre Peregoudov
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/den328
Subject(s) - misoprostol , medicine , sublingual administration , abortion , obstetrics , pregnancy , placebo , medical abortion , gestation , randomized controlled trial , gynecology , anesthesia , surgery , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
To identify an effective misoprostol-only regimen for the termination of second trimester pregnancy, we compared sublingual and vaginal administration of multiple doses of misoprostol in a randomized, placebo-controlled equivalence trial.
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