Side effects of medicines used to complete a miscarriage
Side effects of medicines used to complete a miscarriage
While medication treatment for
miscarriage offers an alternative to surgical
treatment, it can cause greater blood loss than surgical treatment, and side
effects can be severe.1, 2
Mifepristone can cause abdominal pain, nausea,
vomiting, and diarrhea.2
Misoprostol can
cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and chills.3
Methergine that is used to decrease bleeding can
cause sudden high blood pressure, so it is used carefully.
Citations
Geyman JP, et al. (1999). Expectant, medical, or
surgical treatment of spontaneous abortion in first trimester of pregnancy? A
pooled quantitative literature evaluation. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, 12(1): 55-64.
Ankum WM, et al. (2001). Management of spontaneous
miscarriage in the first trimester: An example of putting informed shared
decision-making into practice. BMJ, 322(7298):
1343-1346.
Goldberg AB, et al. (2001). Misoprostol and pregnancy.
New England Journal of Medicine, 344(1):
38-47.
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Geyman JP, et al. (1999). Expectant, medical, or
surgical treatment of spontaneous abortion in first trimester of pregnancy? A
pooled quantitative literature evaluation. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, 12(1): 55-64.
Ankum WM, et al. (2001). Management of spontaneous
miscarriage in the first trimester: An example of putting informed shared
decision-making into practice. BMJ, 322(7298):
1343-1346.
Goldberg AB, et al. (2001). Misoprostol and pregnancy.
New England Journal of Medicine, 344(1):
38-47.
