title: [Administration of 15-(S)-15-methyl prostaglandins F2 alpha in intrauterine fetal death, missed abortion and hydatidiform mole (author's transl)].
abstract: 10 patients with missed abortion, intrauterine fetal death or hydatifidiform mole were given 15-(S)-15-methyl prostaglandin F2 alpha intramuscularly for the induction of labour or, in 2 cases, to obtain softening of the cervix prior to curettage. The mean time interval between induction and abortion was 6 h 9 min, with a mean dosage of 890 mcg prostaglandin per patient. Vomiting or diarrhoea occurred in 7 patients. Apart from a drop in haemoglobin concentration in 1 patient and a temporary increase in white cell count in 6 patients, no other pathological laboratory findings were detected. We conclude from these results and the relevant literature that the intramuscular administration of 15-(S)-15-methyl prostaglandin is an effective and safe means of inducing labour in missed abortion, intrauterine fetal death and hydratidiform mole.
mesh_terms: D000030:Abortion, Missed / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D011247:Pregnancy; D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic
vernacular_title: Erste Erfahrungen mit 15-(S)-15-Methyl-Prostaglandin F2 alpha bei intrauterinem Fruchttod, Missed abortion und Blasenmole.