Medical abortion

A medical abortion is an abortion where drugs are used to induce the abortion. In the 1970s, such abortions became an option to end the pregnancy during its first trimester.^[1] The drugs most often used in 2009 are mifepristone and methotrexate, either alone or in combination with a prostaglandin.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kulier R, Gülmezoglu AM, Hofmeyr GJ, Cheng LN, Campana A. Medical methods for first trimester abortion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2) (2004). p. CD002855. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD002855.pub3.

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[Cochrane2004-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Kulier R, Gülmezoglu AM, Hofmeyr GJ, Cheng LN, Campana A. Medical methods for first trimester abortion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2) (2004). p. CD002855. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD002855.pub3.

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