BACKGROUND A prospective randomized placebo controlled trial was performed to assess the immediate use of oral contraceptive (OC) on the amount of blood loss in the post-abortion period in women undergoing medical abortion by mifepristone and misoprostol. METHODS One hundred women were randomized by computer to receive either OC pills or placebo, immediately after medical abortion. RESULTS ...

CONTEXT Information on abortion levels and trends can inform research and policies affecting maternal and reproductive health, but the incidence of legal abortion has not been assessed in nearly a decade. METHODS Statistics on legal abortions in 2003 were compiled for 60 countries in which the procedure is broadly legal, and trends were assessed where possible. Data sources included published...

background abortions are of major public health concern in developing countries. in settings in which abortion is highly prohibited, the direct interview is not a reliable method to estimate the abortion rate. the indirect estimation methods to measure the rate of abortion might overcome this dilemma; they are practical methods to estimate the size of the hidden group who do not agree to partic...

Synopsis–Women’s right to safe and legal abortion is under threat worldwide. News of the French abortion pill, RU 486, which is touted by its promoters as safe, quick, and easy with the control in women’s hands, seems like the much awaited panacea to change the abortion debate. However, in this paper we dispute that chemical abortion is the answer to women’s demand for hassle-free and safe abor...

The effects of the 1967 Abortion Act, legislation which extends to women living in England, Wales, and Scotland, are reviewed. The Act was not backed by any specific allocation of money for facilities or staff within the National Health Service and the service provided has varied from district to district. Yet, the number of abortions increased rapidly in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Medical abortion was not officially approved in Taiwan until the end of 2001. We investigated the efficacy of combination mifepristone and misoprostol therapy for medical abortion (which has now been approved) in early pregnant Taiwanese women and whether the attitudes of women who received this treatment affected the clinical outcome of medical abortion. METHODS Eighty...

Bacteria is the main cause of genital disorder. Abortion, recurrent abortion and placenta retention are disorder accompanying with pregnancy failure. The current study aimed to find relationship between this Campylobacter infection species related For purpose, 50 aborted fetuses vaginal swabs were collected. Case history multiplex PCR applied. result showed that detected at a rate 26% in cases ...

BACKGROUND The main aim of this study was to determine: (1) whether early medical abortion at home is a reliable and safe method when provided by physicians in their private practice outside abortion facilities, and (2) whether early medical abortions at home supervised by general practitioners (GPs) in their private practice have the same efficacy rate and the same safety as those supervised b...

Introduction An abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. Abortion can occur spontaneously or can be induced. A spontaneous abortion is usually referred to as miscarriage. Hospital based studies conducted in most African countries have shown that abortion leads to about 50% of maternal deaths in Africa. In addit...

BACKGROUND Recent legislation has sought to clarify abortion law in Ireland, allowing abortion where pregnancy endangers a woman's life, including through risk of suicide. Previous studies have shown that medical students' attitudes towards abortion can predict their likelihood to provide abortion care services in the future. AIM To survey graduate-entry (GEM) and undergraduate-entry (i.e. sc...