title: Termination of early pregnancy through a combination of the antiprogestin and prostaglandin analogue.
abstract: Termination of early pregnancy (less than 49 days of amenorrhea) was induced in 75 patients with the combination of the antigestagen mifepristone and a prostaglandin analogue, meteneprost. After 48 h a single oral dose of 600 mg of mifepristone was followed by a 10 mg meteneprost vaginal pessary. Pregnancy was confirmed by clinical and ultrasound examinations and plasma HCG assessment. Complete abortion occurred in 72 patients (96%) and the three others required a surgical uterine aspiration. Bleeding continued for 4 to 12 days (mean = 8). Uterine pain and side effects occurred during the 3 h following the use of prostaglandin. Only minor analgesic were required in 30 patients. The combination of mifepristone and meteneprost is a safe and effective method to terminate an early pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Villeneuve Saint Georges, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maria
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stampf
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goepp
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dubois
mesh_terms: D015064:16,16-Dimethylprostaglandin E2 / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D000019:Abortifacient Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D000029:Abortion, Legal; D000282:Administration, Intravaginal; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D015735:Mifepristone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011459:Prostaglandins E, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000019:Abortifacient Agents; D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal; D011459:Prostaglandins E, Synthetic; C025505:meteneprost; D015735:Mifepristone; D015064:16,16-Dimethylprostaglandin E2