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First Trimester Surgical Abortion

Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2009
First trimester surgical abortion is a very common, effective, and safe procedure. When a woman presents requesting pregnancy termination, counseling regarding pregnancy options and procedural risks, as well as a careful preoperative assessment are vital to a successful outcome. If a patient decides to undergo a surgical abortion, either an electric or
Sigrid Bri, Tristan, Melissa, Gilliam
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Prostaglandins for first-trimester termination

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2003
Since the 1980s, when mifepristone combined with a prostaglandin was found to be safe and effective for early abortion, many studies have refined the regimens and investigated alternatives such as methotrexate plus misoprostol, and misoprostol alone. Evidence now demonstrates that more than 200 mg of mifepristone provides no additional benefit, that ...
Karen R, Meckstroth, Philip D, Darney
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First-trimester screening in triplets

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the performance of Down syndrome screening in triplet pregnancy.Nuchal translucency (NT; n = 794), nasal bone (n = 219), and biochemistry (n = 198) were evaluated in triplet pregnancy. Screening performance was evaluated with the use of delta and Gaussian models.The median multiples of the median values for ...
David A, Krantz, Terrence W, Hallahan, Kuanglin, He, John E, Sherwin, Mark I, Evans   +4 more
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First trimester scan in twins

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
The first trimester ultrasound, performed between 11 + 0 and 13 + 6 weeks of gestation, plays an important role that goes beyond identifying ultrasound markers for aneuploidies. Its objectives include determining the number of fetuses and assessing chorionicity and amnionicity in cases of twin pregnancies; establishing gestational age; detecting major ...
Sofia Albuquerque Brás, Leonor Ferreira
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Medical abortion in the first trimester

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2002
Pregnancy can be terminated safely by inducing abortion medically at any stage of gestation. Antagonists such as mifepristone block the action of progesterone and hence result in uterine contractions and increase the sensitivity of the uterus to prostaglandins.
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The first trimester.

JOGN nursing; journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing, 1984
Maternal and fetal events of the first trimester are examined with emphasis on the more common physiologic changes that occur. Suggestions are given for the management of nausea, breast tenderness, frequency of urination, and fatigue. Critical components of initial prenatal care are discussed and timing of subsequent visits recommended. The most common
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Management of first trimester miscarriage

British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2008
This article summarizes current knowledge about first trimester miscarriages from the clinician's perspective. The epidemiology of spontaneous miscarriage, its natural course and clinical findings are discussed together with the diagnostic management and therapeutic options, which include expectant, medical and surgical management.
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Termination of first trimester pregnancy

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, 1998
Nearly 200,000 pregnancies were terminated in the UK in 1996.1,2 Around 90% of the terminations were performed within the first 13 weeks of pregnancy.1,2 In this article, we discuss the two approaches used to achieve termination at this stage of pregnancy: medicines and vacuum aspiration.
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FIRST-TRIMESTER CHORION BIOPSY

British Medical Bulletin, 1983
C H, Rodeck, J M, Morsman
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Routine first-trimester ultrasound screening using a standardized anatomical protocol

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021
Shengli Li, Shengli Li, Yimei Liao
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