Do women with a repeat termination of pregnancy prefer a medical or a surgical regimen?
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We compared the risk of a repeat termination and the method of termination in women with a prior medical or surgical termination, or both, in a cohort study of women with a pregnancy termination at gestational age ≤63 days in 1999-2001. Within 5 years, 24% (330/1379) had a repeat abortion, and repeat terminations were more frequent in the surgical [27% (159/588)] than the medical group [22% (171/791)] (p < 0.05). The method used at the repeat termination was medical in 49% (83/171) of women with an earlier medical termination, compared with 13% (21/159) (p < 0.01) in women with an earlier surgical termination. In 125 women who had experienced both procedures, 37% (46/125) of the next terminations were performed medically and 63% (79/125) surgically (p < 0.01). Women in our study with a repeat termination tended to choose the same method as used before, and more often a surgical termination.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 308-311 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISSN | 0001-6349 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2014 |
- Abortion, Induced, Adolescent, Adult, Cohort Studies, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Middle Aged, Patient Preference, Pregnancy, Young Adult
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