Medication Abortion Safety and Effectiveness With Misoprostol Alone.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Misoprostol-alone regimens for abortion may be more effective than previously thought.

Objective

To estimate the effectiveness of medication abortion with misoprostol alone among individuals self-managing their abortion.

Design, setting, and participants

For this prospective observational cohort study of callers to safe abortion hotlines and accompaniment groups in Argentina, Nigeria, and Southeast Asia, participants were recruited between July 31, 2019, and October 1, 2020, prior to starting their medication abortion. Eligible participants were 13 years or older, had no contraindications to medication abortion, and were not currently bleeding. Participants completed a baseline and 2 follow-up surveys. The analysis was restricted to participants who reporte

SUBMITTER: Jayaweera R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10611991 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature