1. [Medical methods for pregnancy termination. A review of literature and its potential role in Mexico and Latin America].
- Author
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Espinoza H, Ellertson C, García S, Schiavon R, and Langer A
- Subjects
- Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal pharmacology, Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal adverse effects, Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal pharmacology, Abortion, Induced trends, Breast Neoplasms drug therapy, Clinical Trials as Topic, Contraindications, Drug Interactions, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Latin America, Methotrexate pharmacology, Mexico, Mifepristone adverse effects, Mifepristone pharmacology, Misoprostol pharmacology, Muscle, Smooth drug effects, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Patient Education as Topic methods, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications etiology, Progestins antagonists & inhibitors, Progestins physiology, Prostaglandins chemistry, Prostaglandins pharmacology, Receptors, Progesterone drug effects, Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase drug effects, Uterus drug effects, Abortion, Induced methods
- Abstract
In this document, we review the relevant aspects of the different medical methods of abortion. We describe the principal medical regimens currently used in North America, Europe, and a growing number of developing countries. We also describe specific treatment regimens (which usually involve a combination of two drugs), physiological methods of action, potential side effects and complications, method requirements, including follow-up visits, any existing contraindication, and acceptability of these methods among patients. Finally, we comment on the potential role of medical abortion in Mexico and throughout Latin America.
- Published
- 2002