BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 24-Medical management of early pregnancy failure with 800 µg of Cytotec (misoprostol) is a safe and effective alternative to vacuum aspiration, researchers reported today. In a ...

Sometimes, a miscarriage doesn’t cause symptoms and might be diagnosed during a routine scan. This is known as a missed miscarriage or spontaneous abortion. After a missed miscarriage, the pregnancy ...

As with all medications, the cost of misoprostol can vary. Factors that may affect the price you’ll pay include your treatment plan, your insurance coverage, and the pharmacy you use. To find out what ...

Misoprostol (Cytotec) is safe and effective for induction of labor, although it is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in pregnancy. In August 2000, the manufacturer of ...

Misoprostol is FDA-approved to reduce the risk of gastric stomach ulcers caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in adults. It’s available as the brand-name drug Cytotec. Misoprostol ...

The review article in this issue by Goldberg et al. and the accompanying editorial by Hale and Zinberg were sent to G.D. Searle, the manufacturer of misoprostol, which offers the following: Our ...

H.L. is a 25-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1-0-0-0 admitted to the birth unit at 38 and 6/7 weeks' gestation for induction of labor because of an obstetric history of a previous intrauterine fetal ...

In the days following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a Louisiana doctor prescribed a medication called Cytotec to make the insertion of an IUD, the most effective form of birth ...

The New Republic’s cover headline this month is a topic that pro-choice activists speak about occasionally amongst themselves, but rarely address in public: “The Rise of DIY Abortions.” The reason ...

Guyana has made huge progress in reducing maternal deaths. Between 1995 and 2023 maternal mortality fell by 63.8%. That is almost twice the world average over the ...