Medicamentous abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol in Serbia and Montenegro
| Autor: | Katarina Jeremic, Ivan Tulić, Nebojsa Radunovic, Vladimir Boskovic, Aleksandar Ljubic, Jelena Dukanac, J. Stojnic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty mifepristone medicine.medical_treatment Population Administration Oral Abortion induced Pregnancy drug evaluation medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Vaginal bleeding education Misoprostol misoprostol drug administration routes Gynecology Abortifacient Agents Nonsteroidal lcsh:R5-920 education.field_of_study Obstetrics business.industry Abortifacient Agents Steroidal Gestational age Abortion Induced pregnancy treatment outcome Mifepristone medicine.disease abortion Curettage drug therapy Administration Intravaginal Female medicine.symptom lcsh:Medicine (General) business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Vojnosanitetski Pregled, Vol 63, Iss 6, Pp 558-563 (2006) |
| ISSN: | 2406-0720 0042-8450 |
| Popis: | Background/Aim. Medicamentous abortion was first introduced in Serbia and Montenegro in September 2001. The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency, side effects, and acceptability of medicamentous abortion using mifeprostone orally (600 mg), and 48 hours later, misoprostol both orally and vaginally in different regiments in our population (400 mcg, 600 mcg, 800 mcg). Methods. A total of 235 consecutive women with pregnancies up to 49 days of gestational age were assigned to 4 groups according to the different misoprostol regiment (group I 400 mcg, group II 600 mcg, group III 800 mcg orally, and group IV 800 mcg both orally and vaginally). The principal outcome measure was a successful abortion defined as a complete expulsion of intrauterine contents without a need for surgical intervention 14 days after the procedure. Other outcome measures were the following: drug related effects, and adverse effects related to the abortion process. Results. In general, the success rate was 50%, 89.48%, 75% and 92.11% in the groups I, II, III, and IV, respectively, as judged by the complete expulsion of the intrauterine contents without surgical intervention (t1:4 = 7.005; t2:4 = 0.3872, t3:4 = 2.9784, p < 0.01). The incidence of adverse effects (vomiting, abdominal pain, bleeding, and fever) was low in general, but among our groups it occurred mostly with the higher doses of orally applied misoprostol (800 and 600 mcg). Only one case required urgent curettage for heavy vaginal bleeding, and two blood transfusions, as well. No cases of intact pregnancies were recorded in the study. Conclusion. Our study showed that a mifepristone dose of 600 mg orally, and misoprostol 400 mcg orally and 400 mcg vaginally were most effective. Thus, a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol for medicamentous abortion should take a higher proportion in the termination of early pregnancy in our population. |
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