Who can receive misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion?
Eligibility criteria Misoprostol can be used for early, uncomplicated incomplete abortion. Eligible women have the following: Open cervical os Vaginal bleeding or history of vaginal bleeding during this pregnancy Uterine size of less than or equal to 12 weeks LMP Assessment of uterine size Providers should assess a womans uterine size prior to misoprostol administration. A woman with a uterus 12 weeks LMP or smaller is eligible for treatment with misoprostol. Uterine size can be estimated by conducting a physical exam. Precise dating of the initial gestational age is unnecessary as long as the uterine size at presentation for treatment is equivalent to a pregnancy of 12 weeks LMP or less. Women who are NOT eligible have the following: Known allergy to misoprostol or other prostaglandin Suspected ectopic pregnancy Signs of pelvic infection and/or sepsis Hemodynamic instability or shock Precautions to use of misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion: Intrauterine device (IUD) in p
