TITLE:
A prospective randomized, placebo-controlled trial comparing mifepristone and vaginal misoprostol to vaginal misoprostol alone for elective termination of early pregnancy
AUTHORS:
Roopa Malik, Viral Kumar, Vijayata Sangwan, Smiti Nanda
KEYWORDS:
Abortion; Medical Abortion; Mifepristone; Misoprostol; Pregnancy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.2 No.1,
March
31,
2012
ABSTRACT: A prospective randomized, placebo-controlled trial comparing mifepristone and vaginal misoprostol to vaginal misoprostol alone for elective termination of early pregnancy. Author: Dr Roopa Malik, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and gynaecology department Pt BDS PGIMS Rohtak BACKGROUND: Vaginal misoprostol has been shown to be an effective single agent for medical agent for medical abortion. This randomized, placebo controlled trial compared a regimen of mefipristone and misoprostol with misoprostol alone for termination of early pregnancy. METHODS: 200 women with gestation