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Human Reproduction, Vol. 17, No. 10, 2777, October 2002
© 2002 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

Sublingual misoprostol for first trimester termination of pregnancy: safety concerns

Yap-Seng Chong1, Selina Chua1 and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran2,3

1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119074 and 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, UK.

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Dear Sir,

We read with interest the study by Tang and colleagues on the pharmacokinetics of misoprostol administered by various routes for first trimester abortion (Tang et al., 2002aGo). The authors reported that the sublingual and oral routes resulted in significantly higher serum peak concentrations of misoprostol acid compared with the vaginal route, with significantly shorter times to . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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