title: Curettage after medical induced abortions in second trimester.
abstract: We evaluated the use of curettage in second trimester medical induced abortions retrospectively in 186 women at Herning Hospital, Denmark. Curettage was carried out in a total of 55% of the women. The incidence of curettage was associated with low gestational age (r = 0.32, p < 0.001) but not with age, parity, and BMI. The average incidence of curettage dropped from 62% to 25% at the time before 2007 compared with the time after 2007 (p < 0.001). The indications for abortion were not associated with subsequent use of curettage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Herning, Denmark; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Viborg Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: Anna Lund
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Herning, Denmark.
authors.forename: Gitte Thöger
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Frostholm
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Herning, Denmark. Electronic address: finlau@rm.dk.
authors.forename: Finn Friis
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Lauszus
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D000328:Adult; D003475:Curettage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D003718:Denmark; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Age; BMI; Curettage; Gestational age; Medical induced abortion; Termination of pregnancy