Meeting on Unwanted Pregnancy and Unsafe Abortion: Public Health Challenges in Latin America

Gynuity staff and local colleagues presented two oral presentations on the use of misoprostol for early pregnancy termination and for the treatment of incomplete abortion. A panel discussion was organized by Gynuity during a plenary session on routes of misoprostol administration for medical abortion.

Efficacy of Misoprostol Only for Legal Pregnancy Termination up to 63 Days’ Gestation in Primary Level Health Care Centers Affiliated with the Secretary of Health Of Mexico City.
I. Dzuba, M. Peña, P. Sanhueza Smith, B. Winikoff

Misoprostol as an Alternative to Surgery for Postabortion Care: Scientific Evidence and Practical Considerations for Method Integration into Different Contexts
M. Peña, J. Durocher, J. Blum, B. Winikoff

Plenary Session: Non-Vaginal Routes of Misoprostol Administration for Pregnancy Termination up to 63 Days’ Gestation.

The Evolution of Different Mifepristone + Misoprostol Regimens for Pregnancy Termination.
I. Dzuba

Early First Trimester Abortion with Misoprostol
L. Borgatta

The Administration of Buccal and Sublingual Misoprostol after Mifepristone
T. Tsereteli

Evidence for Buccal Administration of Misoprostol Alone Protocols
L. Valencia