Pilot study on the use of repeated doses of sublingual misoprostol in termination of pregnancy up to 12 weeks gestation: efficacy and acceptability.
Open Access
- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Human Reproduction
- Vol. 17 (3) , 654-658
- https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/17.3.654
Abstract
A sublingual misoprostol-alone regimen was used in 50 women requesting medical abortion at up to 12 weeks gestation. The efficacy and acceptability of this regimen were studied.Keywords
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