Highlights Misoprostol stimulates uterine smooth muscle contraction and cervical ripening, thus helping in the completion of abortion in case of a missed abortion. We’ve summarized a study that aimed to compare the impact of three different routes of administration of misoprostol (oral, sublingual, and vaginal) on the induction of medical abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy.
The vaginal route of misoprostol administration was found to be most effective in uterine evacuation in MA as compared to oral or sublingual administration routes. Authors: Behnaz Souizi, Rahum Akrami, Fateme Borzoee, Mohammad Sahebkar This ‘Journal Watch’ summarizes the study titled “Comparison of the efficacy of sublingual, oral, and vaginal administration of misoprostol in the medical treatment of missed abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy: A randomized clinical trial study” published in…
