Effectiveness and acceptability of home use of misoprostol for medical abortion up to 10 weeks of pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The administration of mifepristone, followed by misoprostol, is widely used for medical abortion. Many studies have demonstrated home abortion to be safe in pregnancies up to 63 days of gestation, and recent data support its safety when extended to more advanced pregnancies. We studied the efficacy and acceptability of home use of misoprostol up to 70 days of gestation in a Swedish setting and compared the outcomes between pregnancies with a gestational age of up to 63 days and pregnancies with gestational age 64-70 days.

Material and methods

This prospective cohort study was performed between November 2014 and November 2021 at Södersjukhuset and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, and some patients were also recruited from Sahlgrenska University Hospital

SUBMITTER: Podolskyi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10072251 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature