Fenprostalene-induced Abortion in Bitches.

Incidence of Induced Abortion and Post-Abortion Care in Tanzania

BACKGROUND Tanzania has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world, and unsafe abortion is one of its leading causes. Yet little is known about its incidence. OBJECTIVES To provide the first ever estimates of the incidence of unsafe abortion in Tanzania, at the national level and for each of the 8 geopolitical zones (7 in Mainland plus Zanzibar). METHODS A nationally represen...

Oocyte maturation in bitches

The canine species has been used as an experimental model for preservation of endangered species. Biotechnologies of reproduction, such as in vitro maturation (IVM), have been used to meet this objective. Several protocols for in vitro embryo production (IVEP) in swine and bovine species have been adapted for canids. However, the highest rate reported for in vitro maturation in canids is only 3...

Induced abortion: epidemiological aspects.

Sir Dugald Baird sketches the history of abortion legislation in Great Britain from the beginning of the century. In his views the 1967 Abortion Act has been one of the most important and beneficial pieces of social legislation enacted in Britain in the last 100 years. It has, however, brought problems both of administration in the hospitals and to individual doctors and nurses, particularly wh...

Medical and Surgical Induced Abortion

No method of contraception is 100% effective; over half the women seeking an abortion are using contraception (Jones et al., 2002). It has been estimated that 42 million abortions are carried out every year, and half of these are illegal and unsafe (Sedgh et al., 2007). A proportion of women of all backgrounds with an unintended pregnancy are going to seek an abortion, legal or illegal, irrespe...

Induced abortion and breast cancer