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A randomized controlled trial of extra‐amniotic ethinyloestradiol in ripening the cervix at term
Author(s) -
PEEDICAYIL A.,
JASPER P.,
BALASUBRAMANIAM N.,
JAIRAJ P.
Publication year - 1989
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.1471-0528.1989.tb03357.x
Subject(s) - cervix , medicine , randomized controlled trial , ripening , obstetrics , bishop score , gynecology , amniotic fluid , pregnancy , cancer , biology , fetus , genetics , food science
Summary. A double‐blind randomized controlled trial investigated the use of extra‐amniotic ethinyloestradiol for ripening the unfavourable cervix at term. Twenty‐five primigravidae were treated with 150 mg ethinyloestradiol gel while 24 primigravidae were treated with gel alone. There was no statistical difference between the ethinyloestradiol and control groups in either mean change in Bishop score or the induction‐to‐delivery interval.