Objective: To find out clinical presentation and outcome of unsupervised use of misoprostol as abortifacent among adolescents presenting with abortion complications. Methods: Case series of thirty one adolescents that presented with abortion complications following unsupervised use of misoprostol. Results: Over a period of 3 years, 31 adolescents were seen, with median age of 17 years. Twenty n...

Although incomplete spontaneous abortions are common in early pregnancy, fetal decapitation does not specifically appear in the medical literature as a known complication of spontaneous abortion. We present a rare and unusual case of an incomplete spontaneous abortion occurring at home with the mother presenting to the emergency department (ED) with a decapitated fetus and a retained fetal head...

This prospective study assesses the prevalence of intrauterine adhesions among women undergoing secondary removal of placental remnants after delivery, or a repeat curettage for incomplete abortions, and evaluates risk factors associated with the presence of intrauterine adhesions. In 50 women, undergoing either a secondary removal of placental remnants more than 24 h after delivery, or a repea...

OBJECTIVE To determine the risks of short term adverse events in adolescent and older women undergoing medical abortion. DESIGN Population based retrospective cohort study. SETTING Finnish abortion register 2000-6. PARTICIPANTS All women (n = 27,030) undergoing medical abortion during 2000-6, with only the first induced abortion analysed for each woman. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incidence o...

In a study of early abortions (less than 16-week pregnancies) no significant increase in fetomaternal haemorrhage was found in patients having either threatened or incomplete abortions. A statistically significant increase in fetal cells in the maternal circulation, however, occurred after curettage. The administration of oxytocic drugs in conjunction with curettage in cases of incomplete abort...

identification and recognition of incomplete embryo is a new matter which has been raised recently. but rapid development of technology and recognition of prenatal disorders made abortion a means to relive and to prevent a child with untreatable and dangerous diseases from having a hard life. but some people are involved in it and it has created many social disorders. although many religious ju...