Misoprostol in Termination of First Trimester Missed Abortion

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether oral versus vaginal misoprostol is effective in termination of first trimester missed abortion and to compare between two different routes.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hawler Medical University
• Collaborator: HAWLER Maternity Hospital
• Treatments: Misoprostol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients were cases of first trimester missed abortion.

• They have uneventful history apart from history of slight vaginal bleeding, with normal general examination. Gynecological examination revealed no vaginal bleeding or discharge with no dilatation of the internal os with enlarged uterus.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cases with suspected or proven ectopic pregnancy, history of Caesarean section, medical diseases, a known hypersensitivity to a drug, smokers, patients with abnormal results of investigation and the presence of vaginal bleeding were excluded from the study.