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dc.contributor.authorZikopoulos, K. A.en
dc.contributor.authorPapanikolaou, E. G.en
dc.contributor.authorKalantaridou, S. N.en
dc.contributor.authorTsanadis, G. D.en
dc.contributor.authorPlachouras, N. I.en
dc.contributor.authorDalkalitsis, N. A.en
dc.contributor.authorParaskevaidis, E. A.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T18:29:48Z-
dc.date.available2015-11-24T18:29:48Z-
dc.identifier.issn0268-1161-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/16300-
dc.rightsDefault Licence-
dc.subjectabortionen
dc.subjectmisoprostolen
dc.subjectmedical pregnancy terminationen
dc.subjectearly medical abortionen
dc.subjectmifepristone ru-486en
dc.subjectillegal abortionen
dc.subjectrandomized trialen
dc.subjectmu-gen
dc.subjectmethotrexateen
dc.subjectefficacyen
dc.subjectexperienceen
dc.subjectbrazilen
dc.titleEarly pregnancy termination with vaginal misoprostol before and after 42 days gestationen
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.enJournal articleen
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.identifier.secondary<Go to ISI>://000179839800012-
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/content/17/12/3079.full.pdf-
heal.languageen-
heal.accesscampus-
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών και Τεχνολογιών. Τμήμα Βιολογικών Εφαρμογών και Τεχνολογιώνel
heal.publicationDate2002-
heal.abstractBackground: Misoprostol is a prostaglandin El analogue that has been used for medical abortion. We conducted this prospective study to compare the efficacy of vaginal misoprostol for abortion in women at a gestational age of <42 days and in women at a gestational age of 42-56 days. Methods: A total of 160 women seeking medical termination of a pregnancy of <56 days were enrolled in the study. Medical termination was performed using 800 mug of vaginal misoprostol, repeated every 24 h for a maximum of three doses. Results: The overall complete abortion rate was 91.3%. In group A (gestation <42 days) complete abortion occurred in 96.3% of women, whereas in group B (gestation=42-56 days) complete abortion occurred in 86.3% of women (P<0.025). The two groups did not differ significantly with respect to side-effects (incidence of pain, bleeding, nausea, diarrhoea, fever and headache). Women who had aborted successfully were significantly more satisfied with the method compared with women who did not (P<0.001). Conclusions: The vaginal misoprostol-alone regimen is highly effective for women seeking medical abortion of pregnancies of &LE;56 days. However, better efficacy may be achieved at a gestational age of <42 days.en
heal.journalNameHuman Reproductionen
heal.journalTypepeer reviewed-
heal.fullTextAvailabilityTRUE-
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