Menstrual Regulation as a Method for Early Termination of Pregnancy

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Abstract
A total of 116 women with documented or suspected pregancy underwent an endometrial aspiration for early termination. Their menses delay was from 7-22 days. A standard 3 mm Vabra aspirator was used; 90.5% were actually pregnant; the success rate was 97.1%. The total complication rate was 6.8%, the most common complication being endometritis. Three patients required a re-evacuation because of prolonged bleeding. In this series there were 2 ectopic pregnancies and 9 cases of ovum abortivum, of which one later turned out to be a hydatiform mole. The procedure was well tolerated by the patients. No sick-leave was given. The postoperative bleeding averaged 10 days in primigravid and 7 days in parous patients.

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