background: difficulty in cervical dilatation is a hard situation during the procedure of diagnostic dilatation and curettage in some cases. this study was performed to evaluate the effect of vaginal misoprostol for cervical priming before diagnostic dilatation and curettage. methods: in this study 56 women were selected as the candidates for dilatation and curettage. the study was double blind...

The aim of this prospective study was to assess the efficacy of intra-cervical misoprostol in the management of early pregnancy failure. Twenty women with early pregnancy failure received intra-cervical misoprostol via an endometrial sampling cannula. The first dose was 50 μg of misoprostol dissolved in 5 ml of normal saline. The administration was repeated after 12 h if there was no vaginal bl...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of vaginal misoprostol for cervical priming before diagnostic outpatient hysteroscopy (OH) without anesthesia. DESIGN Double-blind randomized controlled trial. SETTING University teaching hospital. PATIENT(S) One hundred fifty patients requiring diagnostic OH for investigation of infertility or abnormal uterine bleeding in the reproductive age...

Postpartum hemorrhage is an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality after delivery. Active management of postpartum hemorrhage by an uterotonic drug decreases the rate of postpartum hemorrhage. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of rectal misoprostol for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage. This double blind randomized clinical trial was performed on full term pregnan...

Objective: To compare the efficacy of misoprostol 50 μg vaginally and 50 μg sublingually for labor induction at term. Materials and Methods: One hundred and twenty women were randomized to receive misoprostol 50 μg vaginally (n = 60) or 50 μg sublingually misoprostol (n = 60). The doses were g iven every 5 h (maximum 5 doses). Primary outcome measure was vaginal delivery rate. Induction to deli...

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness, safety and acceptability of intracervical foley catheter and vaginal misoprostol versus vaginal misoprostol for termination of second trimester pregnancy. Methods: This clinical study was conducted on 200 pregnant patients intended for termination of pregnancy between 13-24 gestational weeks for any indication. Enrolled women were equally allocated into ...

BACKGROUND Difficulty in cervical dilatation is a hard situation during the procedure of diagnostic dilatation and curettage in some cases. This study was performed to evaluate the effect of vaginal misoprostol for cervical priming before diagnostic dilatation and curettage. METHODS In this study 56 women were selected as the candidates for dilatation and curettage. The study was double blind...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether a combination of misoprostol and oxytocin more effectively reduces blood loss during and after cesarean delivery than does oxytocin alone among women with known risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). METHODS A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed at a tertiary care center in Kolkata, India, between October 2012 and ...

OBJECTIVE Comparing the efficacy of low-dose sublingual misoprostol plus laminaria to medium-dose sublingual misoprostol alone for cervical dilation before surgical management of late first trimester missed abortions. METHODS Randomized, controlled trial evaluated 70 women with missed abortion, admitted for surgical termination of pregnancy. The patients were randomly assigned to receive 200 ...