title: A comparative study of the efficacy and safety of synthetic prostaglandin E2 derivative and 15-methyl prostaglandin F2 alpha in the termination of midtrimester pregnancy.
abstract: A comparative study of a synthetic prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) derivative and 15-methyl prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) in the termination of midtrimester pregnancy of 13-20 weeks of gestation by intramuscular route, showed 97.5% success rate in both the groups but in comparison to 15-methyl PGF2 alpha which produced severe side-effects eg. diarrhoea and vomiting, synthetic PGE2 derivative had minimal or no side-effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D002260:Carboprost / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal; C016767:sulprostone; D002260:Carboprost; D015232:Dinoprostone