Embryonic abnormalities at medical termination of pregnancy with mifepristone and misoprostol during first trimester: observational study
| Autor: | James P Neilson, C M Gosden, E S Ballantyne, K Holland, G Blanch, Siobhan Quenby |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Gynecology
medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy Obstetrics business.industry General Engineering General Medicine Mifepristone Abortion medicine.disease Therapeutic abortion Family planning Products of conception Papers medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences business Misoprostol Abortifacient General Environmental Science medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | Accurate data on the incidence and nature of embryonic and fetal abnormality during the first trimester and of non-viable pregnancy are needed so that women who have experienced miscarriages can be counselled, and abortion and early prenatal diagnostic services can be improved. New medical techniques for abortion in the first trimester1 enabled us to collect and analyse data on undamaged first trimester pregnancies. Between November 1994 and August 1996, 506 healthy women chose medical termination of their pregnancy before nine weeks' gestation in the dedicated day care abortion unit of the Liverpool Women's Hospital. Women attended twice (firstly for oral mifepristone and then for oral misoprostol), and most aborted after receiving misoprostol and while still in the unit. Altogether, 293 passed products of conception in the day care unit (all within six hours of receiving misoprostol); 223 of these had given informed consent to study of the tissues. Women who were ineligible for study included 76 who had passed … |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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