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    Misoprostol for Abortion

    Misoprostol for Abortion



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    1. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2005, reaffirmed 2009). Medical management of abortion. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 67. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 106(4): 871–882.

    2. Middleton T, et al. (2005). Randomized trial of mifepristone and buccal or vaginal misoprostol for abortion through 56 days of last menstrual period. Contraception, 72(5): 328–332.

    3. Winikoff B, et al. (2008). Two distinct oral routes of misoprostol in mifepristone medical abortion: A randomized controlled trial. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 112(6): 1303–1310.

    4. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2006). Public health advisory: Sepsis and medical abortion with mifepristone (Mifeprex). Available online: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PublicHealthAdvisories/ucm051298.htm.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: August 31, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
    Reference Rebecca H. Allen, MD, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Reference Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology


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