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YEAR: 1974

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

A review of methods for second trimester termination of pregnancy.

Experience at King's College Hospital in relation to method of termination

and contraceptive follow up.

AUTHORS

Newton J

SOURCE

In: Bosc, M.J., Palmer, R., and Sureau, C., eds. Avortement et parturition

provoques. Colloque de la Societe Nationale pour l'Etude de la Sterilite et de la

Fecondite. Proceedings of the National Society for the Study of Sterility and

Fertility. Paris, Masson, 1974. p. 337-358

ABSTRACT

The methods used for midtrimester abortion in a south London hospital are presented and the program linking

general practitioners, visiting nurses, contraception, maternity, and abortion clinics to integrate abortion services in

the area are discussed. The most commonly used methods are intraamniotic injection or saline urea, dextrose or

prostaglandins, usually in combination with oxytocin. Incomplete abortion occurs in about 25%, and overall side

effects in 6.7% for Karman aspiration, 5.6% for suction aspiration, and 31.7% for saline. Some other methods are

extraamniotic utus paste or rivanol dye, hysterotomy or hysterectomy, depending on associated uterine pathology.

Laparoscopic tubal ligation will delay hospital stay by 1 day. IUDs are inserted immediately if desired, and removed

and reinserted immediately if repeat uterine evacuation is required. As a result of the integrated program, first

trimester abortions have risen from 42.5% in 1970 to 85.4% in 1972. The percentage of repeat terminations has

fallen from 3.1% to .5%. Over half of the abortion patients had not used any contraception when they became

pregnant. 75% of those who had started pills had stopped without medical advice. Although many disadvantaged

patients accepted IUDs or sterilization, over 70% failed to make appointments at local family planning clinics. The

need for effective c ontraception initiated immediately and not requiring referral to another clinic is apparent in the

data. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 3521-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "A review of methods for second trimester termination of

pregnancy. Experience at King's College Hospital in relation to method of termination and contraceptive follow up.",

is(are) Newton J. The source of this article is "In: Bosc, M.J., Palmer, R., and Sureau, C., eds. Avortement et

parturition provoques. Colloque de la Societe Nationale pour l'Etude de la Sterilite et de la Fecondite. Proceedings of

the National Society for the Study of Sterility and Fertility. Paris, Masson, 1974. p. 337-358". This article was

published in 1974 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 3521-06. All rights reserved with

PubHealth.info) PIN: 33521

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