Advantages by medical abortions at home in the first trimester
Bertelsen, C.B.; Bor, P.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 176(6)
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824 PMID: 25096210 Document Number: 678006
Medical abortions account for approximately 58% of all first trimester induced abortions in Denmark. There is still great variation in the regime of treatment resulting in medical abortion, but we know that the success rate rises with a higher dose of misoprostol and a lower gestational age. In Denmark the main standard is now 200 mg oral mifepristone followed by 800 microgram, and the follow-up testing of S-human chorionic gonadotropin level is mostly performed on day one and day eight. Most of the women appreciate the self-administration at home, and compliance rises when follow-up takes place closely to the regime of treatment.