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Some Experts Concerned That Women Still Are Undergoing Clandestine Abortions, ABC News Reports
Consequently, the groups Gynuity and Ibis Reproductive Health are launching a study in San Francisco, New York and Boston to determine how many women seek abortions outside standard medical settings and why.
Underground Abortions Are Still Reality
Now advocacy groups Gynuity and Ibis Reproductive Health are launching a study in San Francisco, New York and Boston to find out how many women go outside the normal clinic abortions, and why.
Misoprostol in addition to routine treatment of postpartum...
Postpartum hemorrhage remains a major killer of women worldwide. Standard uterotonic treatments used to control postpartum bleeding do not always work and are not always available.
Nurse Keeps License After Abortion Mix-Up
A British woman has been approved to keep working as a nurse, even after she administered a chemical abortion to the incorrect patient, officials said.
In October of 2006, a nurse in Britain gave the chemical abortion drug misoprostol to a pregnant woman who was only in for an initial appointment.
Nurse Keeps License After Abortion Mix-Up
A British woman has been approved to keep working as a nurse, even after she administered a chemical abortion to the incorrect patient, officials said.
'Wrong' woman given abortion after nurse 'mixed up two patients' first names'
The wrong woman was given a chemical abortion tablet after a nurse mixed up two patients with the same first name, a misconduct hearing heard today.
Web Site Offers Medical Abortion Drugs To Women In Countries Where Access Is Heavily Restricted
Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 15 Jul 2008 - 8:00 PDT Some women living in countries where abortion is restricted are using the Internet to purchase the drugs ...
Women Turning to Internet for Risky At-Home Abortions
Women in more than 70 countries, especially those living in countries with tight restrictions, are using the Internet to obtain pills for do-it-yourself abortions, according to a study published this week in ...
Women risk health by using abortion websites
Women across the world are risking their health by accessing abortion medecines online and using them unsupervised, a study has revealed.
Anti-Ulcer Drug Used to Induce Abortion Safe If Taken Orally
Since the 1980s, abortion using medications taken by mouth - " or 'medical abortion' - " has been available in a number of countries.
The pill that causes an abortion
P eople who regularly take aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are likely to get stomach or duodenal ulcers.
Another Study Suggests Planned Parenthood at Fault in Abortion Drug Deaths
Another study suggests Planned Parenthood is at fault in the deaths of women in the United States from the abortion drug RU 486.
Abortion Drug's Off-label Use May Have Led To Deaths
The drug misoprostol is FDA-approved to be taken by mouth along with RU-486 to end a pregnancy.
EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA
Lawrence teen accused of inducing abortion given pretrial probation
A Lawrence teenager who allegedly tried to cause her own abortion by taking anti-ulcer pills will have charges dropped against her if she complies with a court-ordered mental health program over the next year.
Does self-administered misoprostol prime the cervix for hysteroscopy?
Oppegaard K, Nesheim B, Istre O, Qvigstad E. Comparison of self-administered vaginal misoprostol versus placebo for cervical ripening prior to operative hysteroscopy using a sequential trial design.
Call for tighter regulations on 'abortion pill'
SENIOR MEMBERS of the medical profession are concerned that the 'abortion pill' Cytotec is again being abused and are demanding that the Ministry of Health implement tighter regulations for its use.
NLH Question Answering Service
Are there any research regarding variability in the duration of vaginal bleeding after ERPC?
“A prospective randomized control trial comparing medical and surgical treatment for early pregnancy failure”
We found two papers from 2001 in Human Reproductive that appear to answer this question. via NLH Question Answering Service
la Jolla--- Transdel Pharmaceuticals Appoints Chief Medical Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Transdel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive topically administered medications, today announced the appointment of Dr. via Freshnews
“If it is true, then the law is there. If it is out there, it has to be only a very small minority. Its use is not widespread in the profession here.”
Some women may be digging their own graves by illegally taking the drug Cytotec, and Chief Medical Officer Dr Joy St John has confirmed authorities will be stepping up their vigilance on the medication that is ... via The Nation