This study was a retrospective analysis assessing the rates of serious infection after medical abortion during a time when misoprostol was administered vaginally, as compared with rates after a change to buccal administration of misoprostol and after initiation of additional infection-reduction measures.
The BBC reports that Shanghai is to urge couples to have a second child, to counteract the effects of an ageing population. In the rest of the country, China’s high abortion rate has prompted concerns.
This report presents data for 2002-2007 concerning the sexual and reproductive health of persons aged 10-24 years in the United States. From MMWR Surveillance Summaries.
The number of women travelling from the Republic of Ireland to the UK for abortions has continued to decline, according to the Crisis Pregnancy Agency.