Abstract
There are various methods have been described for preoperative cervical priming prior to vacuum aspiration (VA) in first trimester pregnancy termination, to facilitate cervical dilatation and shorten the abortion procedure. Recently, misoprostol has been globally the most investigated drug for medical abortion. Misoprostol is affordable, is easily stored at room temperature, and possesses a shelf life of several years. In our prospective interventional comparative study misoprostol (800µg) administered per vaginally was compared tomisoprostol (800µg) administered per rectally for first trimester termination of pregnancy and were observed for spontaneous expulsion of products of conception. The complete abortion rate was 62.86% in vaginal group in contrast to 20% in rectal group which was statically significant and majority of cases in rectal group had incomplete abortions. In vaginal group, patients with < 8 weeks gestational age aborted completely comparable to the patients with gestational age 8-12 weeks while in rectal group, patients< 8 weeks gestational age had aborted completely in contrast to the patients with gestational age 8-12 weeks which was significant statistically and hence the efficacy of rectal misoprostol was
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