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Misoprostol as a labor induction agent

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1998
The objective of this investigation was to compare the efficacy, safety, and cost of intravaginal misoprostol as a labor induction agent to a standard protocol using prostaglandin E2 (Prepidil) and intravenous oxytocin. Thirty-eight patients requiring induction of labor with an unfavorable cervix (Bishop score < or = 5) were prospectively randomized to
Kirk D. Ramin, Paul L. Ogburn, Denise Y. Harris, Paul M. Magtibay, Patrick S. Ramsey   +4 more
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Induction of labour with misoprostol

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2001
Misoprostol, an orally active prostaglandin E1 analogue, has been used widely by the vaginal and oral routes for labour induction at or near term. Several recent trials have confirmed that it is highly effective. Overall caesarean section rates appear to be reduced, despite a relative increase in caesarean sections for fetal heart rate abnormalities ...
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Novel applications of misoprostol

Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 1995
Misoprostol, a prostaglandin E1 analogue, is currently licensed primarily to prevent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-associated gastric and duodenal ulcers. Further work shows the drug prevents triggering of a variety of inflammatory processes and the release of tissue damaging cytokines and other mediators involved in conditions as diverse as ...
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Misoprostol

1987
Las prostaglandinas (PGs) son autacoides lipídicos biológicamente activos, producidas en la mayoría de los tejidos animales y en el organismo humano. El ácido prostánoico, un compuesto hipotético, constituye la estructura molecular básica de las PGs y se lo representa como un esqueleto de 20 átomos de carbono, integrado por un ciclopentano, dos cadenas
Bongiorno de Pfirter, Graciela, Mandrile, Eloy L.   +1 more
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The role of prostaglandins E1 and E2, dinoprostone, and misoprostol in cervical ripening and the induction of labor: a mechanistic approach

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2017
R. Bakker, Stephanie L Pierce, D. Myers
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The effect of prophylactic oral tranexamic acid plus buccal misoprostol on blood loss after vaginal delivery: a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2019
N. Shady, H. Sallam, Ahmed H. Elsayed, A. M. Abdelkader, Shymaa S. Ali, A. Alanwar, A. Abbas   +6 more
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Misuse of misoprostol

The Lancet, 1991
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Misoprostol — for cervical ripening?

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 2001
Shimon Ginath, Haim Zakut
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Misoprostol

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1991
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Misoprostol in obstetrics and gynecology

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2007
A. Faúndes, A. Faúndes, Andrew Weeks
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