An update on issues relating to abortion,
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Medical update
 
  3 June 2010

Sweden: Medical abortion in lactating women

The authors concluded that the levels of mifepristone in milk are low, and that breastfeeding can be safely continued in an uninterrupted manner during medical abortion of this kind. From Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 

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  2 June 2010

Denmark: Termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly after 23 weeks of gestation in Europe

The study set out to determine the prevalence of termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly (TOPFA) after 23 weeks of gestation in European countries, and describe the spectrum of anomalies for which late TOPFA is recorded. From BJOG. 

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  1 June 2010

USA: Disparities in access to reproductive health options for female adolescents

The authors note that 50 percent of female adolescents in the United States have intercourse by age 17, yet they do not have the autonomy under the law to access reproductive healthcare services that can address and prevent the negative consequences often associated with adolescent involvement in sexual activity. From Social Work in Public Health. 

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  24 May 2010

Misoprostol to terminate pregnancy in the second or third trimester

The study’s objectives were to compare the benefits and harms of misoprostol to induce labour to terminate pregnancy in the second and third trimester for women with a fetal anomaly or after intrauterine fetal death when compared with other methods of induction of labour. From Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 

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24 May 2010

Clinical Update: Home management of Early Medical Abortion

By Patricia Lohr, Medical Director, BPAS.

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  21 May 2010

UK: Flexible mifepristone and misoprostol administration interval for first-trimester abortion

This was a systematic review of randomized controlled trials published from 1999 to 2008 to assess the evidence for a shorter mifepristone and misoprostol administration interval at first trimester medical termination. From Contraception. 

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  21 May 2010

Tunisia: Two medical abortion regimens for late first-trimester termination of pregnancy

The authors concluded that for late first-trimester termination, a single 800-mcg vaginal dose of misoprostol seems to be as effective as the mifepristone+misoprostol regimen, with acceptable side effects. From Contraception. 

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