Al-Sharifi AZ
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, College of Medicine, Al-Mustansyria University, Baghdad, Iraq
Publications
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Research
Criteria of women with best outcome after using vaginal misoprostol for termination of 1st trimester missed abortion
Author(s): Hameed Jameel Hamzah, Russul Daad Abd Oun, Tahsin Hadi Husain, Akhlas Hashem Salman* and Al-Sharifi AZ
Background: Missed abortion is a gestational sac containing a dead embryo without clinical symptoms of expulsion (death and retention). Misoprostol is a synthetic prostaglandin analog that has been shown to stimulate uterine contractility in early pregnancy. Objective: This study aims to decide the characteristics of the patient that got greater benefit from using misoprostol in termination of 1st-trimester missed abortion, taking into consideration the limitations of using misoprostol and the possible adverse reactions. Methods: A single-blind clinical trial was performed in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital. Totally, 133 patients with 1st trimester missed abortions were referred from our consultant clinic. Were detailed history and full medical and obstetric examinations wer.. Read More»