Termination of second trimester pregnancy.

Dilatation and currettage or vaccum aspiration is an accepted method of termination of pregnancy in the fimt trimester. Search is still being made for an ideal method of termination of pregnancy in the 2nd trimester. Between 14-16 weeks of pregnancy vaginal transcervical injection of intra-amniotic saline can be done. After 16 weeks of gestation abdominal or vaginal route can be employed. Various substances have been used such as hypertonic glucose, urea and mannitol, none of the substances was found to be particularly safe. NowadCllys, intra-amniotic injection of hypertonic saline is being used widely. Gradually the reports of various complications resulting thereof are being reported. The most recent substance being tried extensiveLy is the Prostaglandins which is claimed to be quite safe and efficacious. Further results of the trials are still awaited.