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Serum β-hCG concentration is a predictive factor for successful early medical abortion with vaginal misoprostol within 24 hours
Article in En | WPRIM | ID: wpr-103247
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the predictive factors associated with the success of medical abortion by misoprostol monotherapy within 24 hours in the first trimester of pregnancy. METHODS: The records of 228 women with miscarriage up to 11 weeks of gestational age who underwent medical abortion by intravaginal misoprostol monotherapy were reviewed. Success of abortion was defined as complete expulsion of the conceptus without the need for surgical intervention. Outcomes of interest were success of abortion within 24 hours following administration of misoprostol. RESULTS: Among 222 women who continued the process of medical abortion for 24 hours, 209 (94.1%) had a successfully completed abortion. Multivariate logistic regression showed that serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) above 40,000 mIU/mL is significantly associated with failed medical abortion within 24 hours (odds ratio [OR], 7.13; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.60–37.32; P=0.011). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of β-hCG level associated with successful abortion within 24 hours was 0.705 (95% CI, 0.63–0.77; P=0.007). Previous vaginal delivery seems to be significantly associated with successful abortion within 24 hours on univariate analysis (P=0.037), but the association was lost in multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION: Misoprostol monotherapy has a high success rate for first trimester abortion. Women with serum β-hCG less than 40,000 mIU/mL are likely to achieve a successful abortion within 24 hours after intravaginal administration of misoprostol.
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Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Main subject: Pregnancy Trimester, First / Administration, Intravaginal / Logistic Models / Abortion, Spontaneous / Multivariate Analysis / ROC Curve / Gestational Age / Misoprostol / Chorionic Gonadotropin Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: Obstetrics & Gynecology Science Year: 2017 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Main subject: Pregnancy Trimester, First / Administration, Intravaginal / Logistic Models / Abortion, Spontaneous / Multivariate Analysis / ROC Curve / Gestational Age / Misoprostol / Chorionic Gonadotropin Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: Obstetrics & Gynecology Science Year: 2017 Type: Article