Open AccessEffect of misoprostol for cervical priming before gynecological procedures on nonpregnant premenopausal women
Author(s) -
Monimala Saha,
Amartya Chakraborty,
Sandip Chattopadhyay,
Subhendu Saha,
Joydip Paul,
Anjan Das
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.166116
Subject(s) - misoprostol , medicine , visual analogue scale , placebo , uterus , obstetrics , pregnancy , randomized controlled trial , hysterectomy , gynecology , abortion , anesthesia , surgery , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
Misoprostol is very effective in cervical ripening and is used for termination of pregnancy. A similar effect on the nonpregnant uterus will facilitate gynecological operations, and hence we assessed the effect of misoprostol on the nonpregnant uterus of premenopausal women.