| Expanding medical abortion: can medical abortion be effectively provided without the routine use of ultrasound? | |
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PMID: 21310279 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Medical abortion studies have traditionally relied on ultrasound to confirm gestational age, intrauterine location and abortion completion. However, the routine dependence on ultrasound can limit access to safe services for women living in low resource settings that are often most in need of safe abortion care. This review discusses the literature surrounding the safe provision of medical abortion without the routine use of ultrasonography and concludes that clinicians can use the reported last menstrual period (LMP) and physical examination to reasonably estimate gestational age. Completed pregnancy expulsion can be confirmed primarily through history and physical examination with some studies indicating that urine pregnancy tests may also play a limited role. Central to the discussion of whether medical abortion can be provided in most low resource settings without the routine use of ultrasonography is the fact that the mifepristone-misoprostol regimen is a highly effective procedure for pregnancy termination through 63 days' gestation. |
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Bliss Kaneshiro; Alison Edelman; Robyn K Sneeringer; Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de Leon |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-09-17 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Contraception Volume: 83 ISSN: 1879-0518 ISO Abbreviation: Contraception Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-02-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0234361 Medline TA: Contraception Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 194-201 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA. |
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