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[1] [4] Miscarriage before 6 weeks of gestation is defined as biochemical loss by ESHRE. [13] [14] Once ultrasound or histological evidence shows that a pregnancy has existed, the term used is clinical miscarriage, which can be "early" (before 12 weeks) or "late" (between 12 and 21 weeks). [13]
The most commonly recommended medication regimen for intentionally inducing abortion involves the use of mifepristone followed by misoprostol 1–2 days later. [5] The use of these medications for the purpose of ending a pregnancy has been extensively studied, and has been shown to be both effective and safe [6] with fewer than 0.4% of patients ...
In other words, the lack of knowledge on legal status of abortion can cause women to seek abortion services that are unsafe. Systematic reviews have shown that education on legal situation of abortion services and knowledge on accessible safe services would reduce the chance of women seeking for unsafe options that would lead to complications ...
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She isn’t the only woman to have died due to confusing laws surrounding reproductive care
Misoprostol is a synthetic prostaglandin medication used to prevent and treat stomach and duodenal ulcers, induce labor, cause an abortion, and treat postpartum bleeding due to poor contraction of the uterus. [10] [11] It is taken by mouth when used to prevent gastric ulcers in people taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). [11]
For medical abortion up to 12 weeks' gestation, the recommended drug dosages are 200 milligrams of mifepristone by mouth, followed one to two days later by 800 micrograms of misoprostol inside the cheek, vaginally, or under the tongue. [18] The success rate of this drug combination is 96.6% through 10 weeks' pregnancy. [19]