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sulprostone

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sulprostone
Obstetrics A PG analogue used with mifepristone–RU 486 as an abortifacient. See Abortion, Gemeprost, Mifepristone, Misoprostol, Morning-after pill.
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Two prostaglandins used early on in conjunction with RU486 in France, gemeprost and sulprostone, were largely abandoned after one of the four women suffering heart attacks died in 1992.
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This short-term decline, which occurred shortly after mifepristone's introduction in 1988, was possibly because in 1991, a death was attributed to sulprostone, the prostaglandin used at that time.
Mifepristone for early medical abortion: experiences in France, Great ... by Henshaw, Stanley K. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
30) Third, researchers in a British study found that the RU 486/oral misoprostol combination results in a higher incidence of ongoing pregnancies (4% of 121 subjects) than RU 486 followed by other prostaglandins, such as geme-prost or sulprostone (0.
Citizen Petition to the Food and Drug Administration by Cunningham, Paige Comstock; McCoy, Leanne; Forsythe, Clarke D. / Studies in Prolife Feminism
 
 
 
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