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THE USE OF AN “UNNATURAL” PROSTAGLANDIN IN THE TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Gillespie Arnold,
Beazley John M.,
Dorp David A.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1971.tb00276.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prostaglandin , vomiting , abortion , uterus , pregnancy , anesthesia , oxytocin , uterine contraction , pulse rate , blood pressure , obstetrics , biology , genetics
Summary Three mid‐trimester abortions were successfully carried out using an “unnatural” prostaglandin (ω‐homo‐PGE 1 ). The effects of this prostaglandin are described and its possible advantages discussed.