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Extra‐Amniotic Administration of Single Dose of 15 (S) 15 Methyl Prostaglandin E 2 Methyl Ester for Pre‐Operative Cervical Dilatation
Author(s) -
Choo H.T.,
Karim S.M.M.,
Cheng Peggy
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
the journal of the asian federation of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0377-0532
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1973.tb00005.x
Subject(s) - vacuum aspiration , medicine , curettage , cervix , cervical dilatation , cervical canal , prostaglandin e2 , surgery , research methodology , family planning , population , environmental health , cancer
Dilatation of the cervix by a single extra‐amniotic dose of 25 μg of 15 (S) 15 methyl PGE 2 methyl ester was attempted in 425 women prior to vacuum aspiration or curettage. The procedure resulted in cervical dilatation of 10 mm or more in 385 patients and a dilatation of 8 mm in a further 21 women. Vacuum aspiration or curettage was possible in these patients without mechanical dilatation of the cervix. The treatment was associated with minor gastiointestinal side effects and pyrexia in a small number of women.