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Taher, E., Swelam, M., Mansy, A., Elgammal, M. (2014). Methotrexate and Misoprostol against Misoprostol Alone for Early Medical Abortion: Comparative Study. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 44(1), 21-24. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2014.20338
Engy Taher; Manal Swelam; Amr Mansy; Marwa Elgammal. "Methotrexate and Misoprostol against Misoprostol Alone for Early Medical Abortion: Comparative Study". Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 44, 1, 2014, 21-24. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2014.20338
Taher, E., Swelam, M., Mansy, A., Elgammal, M. (2014). 'Methotrexate and Misoprostol against Misoprostol Alone for Early Medical Abortion: Comparative Study', Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 44(1), pp. 21-24. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2014.20338
Taher, E., Swelam, M., Mansy, A., Elgammal, M. Methotrexate and Misoprostol against Misoprostol Alone for Early Medical Abortion: Comparative Study. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 2014; 44(1): 21-24. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2014.20338

Methotrexate and Misoprostol against Misoprostol Alone for Early Medical Abortion: Comparative Study

Article 4, Volume 44, Issue 1, April 2014, Page 21-24  XML PDF (476.75 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jhiph.2014.20338
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Authors
Engy Taher email ; Manal Swelam; Amr Mansy; Marwa Elgammal
Obstetric and Gynecology Department. Faculty of medicine, Alexandria University. Egypt
Abstract
Background: Vaginal mifepristone oral misoprostol have proven to be highly effective medical
abortion methods and are used widely in in modern countries.
Objectives: The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy for two medical abortion regimens
used in one clinic setting misoprostol alone, intramuscular methotrexate and vaginal misoprostol.
Methods: An intervention study was conducted on a total of 100 randomly selected women with
gestations of first-trimester pregnancy, who sought a missed abortion. Study population was assigned
as two groups, the first was subjected to vaginal administration of Misoprostol and the second was
subjected to IM injection of methotrexate and self-administration of vaginal misoprostol After 72h.
All patients were followed up for recording any side effects of the drugs, progress of abortion & if
there was any need for surgical interference [manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) or dilatation and
curettage
Results: Success rate of the methotrexate regimen was 80% and did not differ significantly from the
misoprostol regimen that had success rate of 84%.
Conclusions: In this real-use setting, the use of misoprostol in combination with methotrexate or
alone for the missed abortion termination are both safe and effective methods without serious side
effects.
Keywords
Methotrexate; misoprostol; Pregnancy; Abortion
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