Clinical Trial: Misoprostol for Second Trimester Pregnancy Termination

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Intra Uterine Extra Amniotic (200 μg ) Versus Vaginal (200 μg) Misoprostol for Second Trimester Pregnancy Termination: Randomized Controlled Trial

Brief Summary: The majority of second-trimester pregnancy termination performed in the United States are performed surgically by dilation and evacuation. The frequency of induction of abortion increases as gestational age advances. In the late second trimester and early third trimester, induction is the primary method of termination in cases of fetal abnormalities. In many other countries, however, induction is the primary method of abortion throughout the second trimester