IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 45 / Issue 3 / DOI: 10.12891/ceog3896.2018

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Original Research
Intra-cervical misoprostol for the treatment of second-trimester fetal demise
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2018, 45(3), 344–346; https://doi.org/10.12891/ceog3896.2018
Published: 10 June 2018
Abstract

Purpose: Misoprostol has gained wide use in the treatment of reproductive disease. Previous applications have been administered through oral or vaginal routes. The efficacy of intra-cervical administration is not well studied. The authors report the outcome of intracervical administration of misoprostol in three women treated for termination of second-trimester fetal demise. Materials and Methods: Three women with second-trimester fetal demise were treated using 50 μg of misoprostol administered in the cervical os. Results: Complete abortion was observed by 17 hours, ten hours and 15 minutes, and seven hours and 35 minutes, respectively. Two women received oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for mild abdominal pain and one woman received intramuscular opiates for moderate to severe abdominal pain. There were no adverse side effects or complications of treatment. Conclusions: Intra-cervical misoprostol was useful in the termination of second-trimester fetal demise. The dose required was much less than that used for oral or vaginal administration. Further studies are needed to confirm the present findings.
Keywords
Second-trimester
Abortion
Misoprostol
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