Ultrasound Evaluation of the Endometrium After Medical Termination of Pregnancy
| Autor: | Catherine S. Stika, Allison Cowett, E. Steve Lichtenberg, Leeber S. Cohen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Gestational sac Abortion Endometrium Humans Medicine Misoprostol Retrospective Studies Ultrasonography Abortifacient Agents Nonsteroidal Pregnancy business.industry Obstetrics Abortifacient Agents Steroidal Ultrasound Obstetrics and Gynecology Abortion Induced Mifepristone medicine.disease Medical abortion medicine.anatomical_structure Female business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Obstetrics & Gynecology. 103:871-875 |
| ISSN: | 0029-7844 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE To determine ultrasound parameters associated with the need for clinical intervention after mifepristone and misoprostol termination of pregnancy. METHODS Charts of patients undergoing medical termination according to a standard protocol in a 13-month period were reviewed. Endometrial thickness and the presence of gestational sac, fluid interface, or complex echoes on postprocedure ultrasonogram were recorded. Repeat doses of medication, surgical intervention, and complications were noted. Success was defined as an abortion completed after a single course of medical therapy. RESULTS Postprocedure ultrasonograms were available for 525 of 684 patients. Endometrial thickness was measurable in 437 cases. The observed mean endometrial thickness was 4.10 +/- 1.80 mm (range 0.67-13.4 mm). Endometrial thickness was inversely proportional to the number of days after initiation of therapy when ultrasonography was performed (r = -0.22; P |
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