What is the Definition of RU-486?
Article updated and reviewed by Bryan R. Hecht, MD, Head of The Cleveland Clinic’s Youngstown (OH) Fertility Practice. Editorial review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network on May 19, 2005. RU-486, or mifepristone (sold as Mifeprex in the US), is a synthetic hormone currently used in over 20 countries to induce abortion in the first several weeks of pregnancy. It was approved for use in the U.S. in 2000. Definition of Abortion ?Abortion? is the term used by doctors to describe any pregnancy that ends before 20 weeks. There are two types of abortions, spontaneous and induced. Spontaneous abortion is defined as a pregnancy that terminates (naturally, not artificially) before the 20th completed week of gestation. Induced abortion is the deliberate termination of pregnancy. Induced abortions can be performed surgically or can be drug-induced, which is known as ?medical abortion.? Both surgical and medical methods of abortion are very effective and serious complications are rare, but the
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