title: Induction of second trimester abortion: comparison between vaginal 15-methyl-PGF2alpha methyl ester and intra-amniotic PGF2alpha.
abstract: The efficiency and acceptability of a single-dose, long-acting vaginal suppository containing 3.0 mg of 15-methyl PGF2alpha methyl ester was compared with intra-amniotic administration of 50 mg of PGF2alpha in 100 patients with a second trimester pregnancy termination. Within 24 hours, 78 per cent of the patients in the vaginal group and 92 per cent in the intra-amniotic group had aborted. The mean induction-abortion interval was 17.9 hours in the vaginal group and 15.8 hours in the intra-amniotic group. Gastrointestinal side-effects were more frequent, but the procedure was less painful, with vaginal 15-methyl PGF2alpha methyl ester than with intra-amniotic PGF2alpha. The vaginal route is technically simple for adaptation to large-scale use, but the high frequency of gastrointestinal side-effects still limits the acceptability of 15-methyl PGF2alpha methyl ester in vaginal administration.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D000650:Amnion; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013488:Suppositories; D014621:Vagina
chemical_list: D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic; D013488:Suppositories