Methotrexate and Misoprostol to Terminate Early Pregnancy
- 31 August 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 333 (9) , 537-540
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199508313330901
Abstract
Although medical termination of pregnancy is available in Europe and China as an alternative to surgical termination, political and social factors have blocked medical approaches to pregnancy termination in the United States. Methotrexate, which is toxic to trophoblastic tissue, has been used safely to treat unruptured ectopic pregnancies. This report describes the use of a single low dose of methotrexate followed by intravaginal misoprostol for the medical termination of early pregnancy.Keywords
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