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Two doses of buccal misoprostol following mifepristone

Published
September 1st, 2012
Type
Staff Publication
Topic
Medical Abortion
Authors
Winikoff, Beverly, Tsereteli, Tamuna, Chong, Erica, Chong, E., Tsereteli, T., Nguyen, N.N., Winikoff, B.

This article reports on a study comparing two doses of buccal misoprostol (400 mcg vs. 800 mcg) after mifepristone for early medical abortion. The results demonstrate that both regimens achieve 96% efficacy through 63 days' gestation.

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