- Topic: Pregnancy Failure and Miscarriage
- Type: Staff Publication
- Author: Shwekerela, B., Kalumuna, R., Kipingili, R., Mashaka, N., Westheimer, E., Clark, W., Winikoff, B.
- Published: November 2007
Misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion at the regional hospital level: Results from Tanzania.
This article reports on a study investigating the safety, efficacy, and acceptability of misoprostol versus manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) for treatment of incomplete abortion. The research was conducted with local colleagues at a regional hospital in Bukoba, Tanzania. Results demonstrated that misoprostol is as effective as MVA at treating incomplete abortion at uterine size of <12 weeks. Given the many practical advantages of misoprostol over MVA in low-resource settings, misoprostol should be more widely available for treatment of incomplete abortion in the developing world.
Access the full abstract of this article at British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2007, Vol 114(11):1363 – 1367.