IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 41 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.12891/ceog16852014

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Original Research
Sublingual misoprostol is better for cervical ripening prior to hysteroscopy in post-menopausal women
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1 Kocaeli Derince Education and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Izmit Kocaeli
2 Kocaeli Derince Education and Research Hospital, Department of Biochemistry, Izmit Kocaeli (Turkey)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2014, 41(4), 402–404; https://doi.org/10.12891/ceog16852014
Published: 10 August 2014
Abstract

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of misoprostol administered sublingually, vaginally or rectally on cervical ripening before hysterescopic surgery in post-menopausal women. Materials and Methods: Post-menopausal women were randomised to receive either 400 ug of misoprostol, administered sublingually, vaginally or rectally six hours and 12 hours prior to operative hysterescopy. Results: Patients were randomized to receive receive sublingual (n = 30), rectal (n = 30) or vaginal (n = 30) misoprostol. The control group did not receive misoprostol (n = 30). The four groups were comparable in terms of preoperative cervical width after misoprostol administration. The mean cervical widths for control group was 9.0 ± 1.1 mm and the mean post-treatment cervical widths for the sublingual, vaginal, and rectal groups were 7.1 ± 1.1 mm, 8.9 ± 1.3mm, and 8.6 ± 1.5 mm, respectively. The cervical widths of sublingual group were significantly different from control, vaginal, and rectal groups (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Four hundred micrograms of sublingual misoprostol, 12 and six hours prior to operative hysteroscopy has a significant cervical ripening effect compared with vaginal, rectal, and control groups in post-menopausal women.
Keywords
Cervical ripening
Hysteroscopy
Misoprostol
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