Expanding a woman's options to include home use of misoprostol for medical abortion up until 76 days: an observational study of efficacy and safety
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DOI: 10.1111/aogs.13537
Abstract: Home use of misoprostol for medical abortion is increasingly being practiced. With gestational length up to 70 days, it is considered effective, safe and acceptable by women. Knowledge of safety and efficacy with longer gestations… read more here.
Keywords: abortion; home use; options include; medical abortion ... See more keywords
Effectiveness and acceptability of home use of misoprostol for medical abortion up to 10 weeks of pregnancy
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DOI: 10.1111/aogs.14549
Abstract: The administration of mifepristone, followed by misoprostol, is widely used for medical abortion. Many studies have demonstrated home abortion to be safe in pregnancies up to 63 days of gestation, and recent data support its safety… read more here.
Keywords: abortion; use misoprostol; home; medical abortion ... See more keywords
A Pill in the Lifeworld of Women in Burkina Faso: Can Misoprostol Reframe the Meaning of Abortion
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16224425
Abstract: In Burkina Faso, induced abortion is socially stigmatized, condemned, disapproved and legally restricted to cases of rape, incest, fetal malformation or endangerment to the life of the mother. Many women often resort to unsafe procedures… read more here.
Keywords: abortion; burkina faso; use misoprostol; pill lifeworld ... See more keywords