OBJECTIVE To study the efficacy and safety of combining mifepristone before misoprostol use in second trimester to considerably reduce the induction-abortion interval with the lowest possible dose and adverse reaction. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective study was conducted which included 60 patients visiting the antenatal OPD for elective abortions between 13 and 20 weeks of gestation as per ...

Bony fragments in the uterus occur after second trimester termination of pregnancy following retained fetal bones. Very rarely, they can form following first trimester loss. Clinical symptoms range from pain, menstrual symptoms, and infertility. Ultrasound shows a hyperechoic shadow, and treatment is by curettage or hysteroscopic removal.

Background. Second-trimester medical abortion is the termination of pregnancy between 13 and 28 weeks gestational age. Although majority abortions are performed in first trimester, 10–15% terminations pregnancies have taken place second trimester globally. Objective. To identify determinant factors second-trimester safe public health facilities Amhara region, northwest Ethiopia. Methods. An ins...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the therapeutic effect and safety of cerclage placed in pregnancy via laparoscopy (CPL) in the first trimesteror in non-pregnant phase (CNL). METHODS A total of 134 cervical insufficiency patients who were treated with cervical cerclage were included. All the patients were divided into 3 groups. CPL group: 43 cases were treated with cerclage placed in pregnancy via la...

Abortion is an important problem in obstetrics throughout the world. The common and standard method for pregnancy termination at first trimester is surgery (curettage). Nowadays, an effective method of pregnancy termination at first trimester is medical treatments. The aim of this study is to compare misoprostol alone or in combination with methotrexate for pregnancy termination at first trimes...