Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

MEDICAL VERSUS SURGICAL METHOD OF 1st TRIMESTER PREGNANCY TERMINATION

Dr Vandana K Saini, Dr Alpa V. Solanki

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 AIMS & OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and complications associated with early medical and surgical pregnancy termination. METHOD & MATERIALS: The study population comprised 150 consecutive women undergoing pregnancy terminations. Each group has same 50 no. of patients and Patients’ groups were based upon the method of termination. RESULTS: Medical method is more effective in early gestational age up to 9 weeks & surgical method in later weeks of gestation. In surgical group perforation occurred in 3% & fever in 20%, while in medical group there was no perforation noted & fever in 10%. Medical method is more economic compared to surgical method. In surgical method associated permanent sterilization procedure is done in 47% cases which are not possible in medical method. CONCLUSION: Each method has distinct advantages and disadvantages. Therefore decision to prefer one procedure over the other necessarily carries trade–offs.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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DR VANDANA K SAINI, DR ALPA V. SOLANKI MEDICAL VERSUS SURGICAL METHOD OF 1st TRIMESTER PREGNANCY TERMINATION International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 8 |August 2016

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