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L Querido

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PubMed1990

Late second trimester abortion with 16,16-dimethyl-trans-delta 2-PGE1 methyl ester (gemeprost).

The use of gemeprost (16,16-dimethyl-trans-delta 2-PGE1 methyl ester) vaginal pessaries for the termination of pregnancy in the late second trimester has been investigated in an open single-center study. Of 56 nulliparous women between 18 and 22 weeks amenorrhoea, 33 (58.9%) aborted after the administration of 1 mg gemeprost pessaries; 5 women did abort after 3 doses, 10 after 4 doses and 18 after 5 doses. There was no statistical correlation between gestational age and abortion. The mean induction-abortion interval was 15.2 hrs (range 8.5-20.3 hrs). There were no serious complications. The safe induction of therapeutic abortion in 58.9% of women using vaginal gemeprost pessaries alone offers an acceptable alternative to surgical evacuation in the late second trimester but should not be started without the possibility to terminate the procedure by dilatation and evacuation (D + E).

Abortifacient Agents↗
PubMed1985

IUD insertion following induced abortion.

In a multicenter survey, women who received an IUD immediately after abortion were compared with abortion patients who started using oral contraception. Additionally, women receiving a Nova T were compared with women receiving a Multiload 250. Follow-up data were gathered after 6 weeks. Pain was a common phenomenon post-abortum. In the study group of IUD users, complaints about pain were not more frequent than among controls, but if pain was experienced, it was more intense and of longer duration among IUD users. Bleeding immediately following the induced abortion was less frequent among IUD users, but if bleeding occurred, it tended to last longer. The first menstrual period after the induced abortion was heavier and more painful among IUD users. Expulsion of the IUD occurred in 10 cases (3.3%), all of them with the Nova T, none with Multiload. The study did not generate evidence for an increased risk of PID in women receiving an IUD after an induced abortion.

Abortion, Induced↗
PubMed1980

The incidence of gonorrhea in an abortion population.

The incidence of gonorrhea was investigated in an abortion population. A total of 1021 women participated in this study. Three asymptomatic cases of gonorrhea were detected. None of these women had had gonorrhea before or had a previous abortion. No relation was found between the incidence of gonorrhea and age. The abortion population in our community cannot be considered to be a high-risk group for gonorrhea. In our opinion, this low incidence neither justifies routine gonococcal culture nor the prophylactic use of antibiotics in the abortion population.

Abortion, Induced↗