title: Induction of abortion by intrauterine administration of prostaglandin via laparoscopy with concurrent sterilization.
abstract: This is a preliminary report of a method of inducing abortion at 12 to 15 weeks' gestation, a period when none ot the currently available methods are wholly satisfactory. The authors investigated both prostaglandin F2ALpha (PGF2alpha) and 15-methyl PGF2alpha injected intramyometrially and intraamniotically under laparoscopic visualization prior to sterlization as a means of inducing abortion. They conclude that the results from this small series (13 patients) indicate that this is a practicable method for abortion combined with sterilization for patients at 10 to 15 weeks' gestation and recommend that further comparative studies be undertaken.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D000650:Amnion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal
chemical_list: D011460:Prostaglandins F