▾ Gemeprost - a prostaglandin analogue to facilitate abortion

1987 ◽  
Vol 25 (13) ◽  
pp. 51-52
Keyword(s):  
First Trimester ◽  
Prostaglandin E ◽  
Prostaglandin Analogue ◽  
First Trimester Pregnancy ◽  
Trimester Pregnancy ◽  
Vaginal Pessary

Gemeprost (Cervagem - M & B) is a vaginal pessary licensed for use to promote softening and dilatation of the cervix before operative abortion of first trimester pregnancy. It contains 1mg of a stable methylated analogue of prostaglandin E1. A single pessary is inserted three hours before surgery.

Gemeprost for second-trimester termination of pregnancy

1989 ◽  
Vol 27 (26) ◽  
pp. 103-103
Keyword(s):  
First Trimester ◽  
Termination Of Pregnancy ◽  
Prostaglandin E ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Vacuum Aspiration ◽  
First Trimester Pregnancy ◽  
Trimester Pregnancy ◽  
Vaginal Pessary ◽  
Medical Termination ◽  
Endogenous Prostaglandins

During labour endogenous prostaglandins are involved in the process of softening the cervix. Gemeprost, an analogue of prostaglandin E1, is used as a vaginal pessary (Cervagem - May & Baker) to soften and dilate the cervix before vacuum aspiration of first-trimester pregnancy.1 It can now also be used for medical termination of pregnancy in the mid-trimester.

The distance between the embryo and yolk sac associated with inhibin A in the first-trimester pregnancy – which is the novelty?

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (67) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Carmen Elena Bucuri ◽  
Răzvan  Ciortea ◽  
Andrei Mihai Malutan ◽  
Cristian Iuhaș ◽  
Maria Rada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
First Trimester ◽  
Yolk Sac ◽  
Inhibin A ◽  
First Trimester Pregnancy ◽  
Trimester Pregnancy

Prognostic value of repeated serum CA 125 measurements in first trimester pregnancy

2001 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten Schmidt ◽  
Daniel T. Rein ◽  
Dolores Foth ◽  
Hans-Walter Eibach ◽  
Christian M. Kurbacher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prognostic Value ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Ca 125 ◽  
First Trimester Pregnancy ◽  
Trimester Pregnancy

scholarly journals Failed first trimester pregnancy termination: Uterine anomaly as etiologic factor

1987 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Pennes ◽  
Richard A. Bowerman ◽  
Terry M. Silver ◽  
Steven J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Pregnancy Termination ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Etiologic Factor ◽  
First Trimester Pregnancy ◽  
Trimester Pregnancy ◽  
Uterine Anomaly
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