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Induction of Abortion by Prostaglandins in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy: A review

1983; Informa; Volume: 62; Issue: s113 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/00016348309155217

1600-0412

Pauli Kajanoja,

Reproductive Health and Contraception

An important and largely accepted clinical application of prostaglandins (PG) is the induction of abortion in the second trimester of pregnancy. The methods commonly used prior to the introduction of prostaglandins for the termination of second-trimester pregnancy, intra-amniotic instillation of hypertonic saline, and hysterotomy, were unsatisfactory. This study reviews and discusses the question: are the PG-induction methods of today satisfactory?I shall first deal with some general factors in PG-induced abortion in relation to efficacy and applicability. These factors are of varying importance in different countries and conditions.