Book contents
- Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Contributors
- Section 1 Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Public Health Aspects and Prevention in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Section 2 Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Section 2A Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Contraception
- Section 2B Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Termination of Pregnancy
- Chapter 36 Termination of Pregnancy
- Chapter 37 Termination of Pregnancy
- Chapter 38 Termination of Pregnancy
- Chapter 39 Termination of Pregnancy at Different Gestational Phases
- Chapter 40 Post-abortion Care
- Section 2C Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Infertility
- Section 2D Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Section 3 Sexual Healthcare
- Section 4 Sexual and Reproductive Health Indicators and Policies
- Index
- References
Chapter 37 - Termination of Pregnancy
Medical Methods
from Section 2B - Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Termination of Pregnancy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 January 2024
- Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Contributors
- Section 1 Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Public Health Aspects and Prevention in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Section 2 Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Section 2A Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Contraception
- Section 2B Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Termination of Pregnancy
- Chapter 36 Termination of Pregnancy
- Chapter 37 Termination of Pregnancy
- Chapter 38 Termination of Pregnancy
- Chapter 39 Termination of Pregnancy at Different Gestational Phases
- Chapter 40 Post-abortion Care
- Section 2C Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Infertility
- Section 2D Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Section 3 Sexual Healthcare
- Section 4 Sexual and Reproductive Health Indicators and Policies
- Index
- References
Summary
Medical abortion is the use of medications, rather than surgical means to induce an abortion. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of a combination of mifepristone (a progesterone-receptor antagonist) followed by misoprostol (a synthetic prostaglandin) [1].
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- Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health , pp. 229 - 232Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024