Also, methotrexate is also used as a non-surgical remedy for ectopic pregnancy.
Jen --- Marilyn Kleidon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is misoprostol and if you go to pub med you'll > find the miriad of > obstetric (as well as all the other uses for it)uses > for. Yes it does have a > bad reputation for uterine hyperstim and is > contraindicated for induction of > VBAC women but then I tend to think VBAC women in > particular should not be > induced but that is just my interpretation of the > research. > > To be totally cynical most of the controversy about > its use in the USA was > its increasing use as part of first trimester > abortions in out of hospital > abortion clinics. Oral misoprostol together with a > methotrexate injection is > part of the first trimester regimen for > medical/non-surgical abortions. Oral > misoprostol plus RU486 (mifeprestone) is also an > early abortion regimen. > This of course is off label as its FDA approved use > is as a treatment for > gastrointestinal ulcers and methotrexate is a > chemotherapy/anticancer drug. > Misoprostol is also highly effective as a treatment > for third stage > bleeding. It is a prostoglandin analogue that is > stable at room temperature. > It is a low cost and effective method of cervical > ripening and uterine > stimulation. However it does have significant dose > related side effects > which if you read the literature include uterine and > even bladder rupture. > Not a drug to be used haphazardly. > > I do think an Australian trial was done in Sydney > maybe at St. George > Hospital but I can't find it on pubmed. > > marilyn Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
