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Updated Recommendation

A new evidence synthesis was published:2018, Medical management of abortion

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Bibliographic information

GuidelineSafe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems
Year of Publication2012
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization

Recommendation

Retired

For pregnancies of gestational age between 9 and 12 weeks (63–84 days) The recommended method for medical abortion is 200 mg mifepristone administered orally followed 36 to 48 hours later by 800 μg misoprostol administered vaginally. Subsequent misoprostol doses should be 400 μg, administered either vaginally or sublingually, every 3 hours up to four further doses, until expulsion of the products of conception

Recommended in favor

Conditional