Misoprostol overdose during the first trimester of pregnancy

Yaacov Bentov; Eyal Sheiner; Miriam Katz

doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.10.004

Misoprostol overdose during the first trimester of pregnancy

Yaacov Bentov
, Eyal Sheiner
, Miriam Katz

Faculty of Health Sciences

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Abstract

Misoprostol is a synthetic prostaglandin E1 used during the first trimester of pregnancy as an adjacent to RU486 for medical termination of pregnancy. We present a case of a healthy 23-year-old woman who was admitted due to misoprostol overdose, used to induce an illegal abortion. Manifestations of toxicity included abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and confusion. Treatment was supportive and included gastric lavage and administration of activated charcoal. Recovery was completed within a few hours, and the patient was scheduled for a dilatation and curettage the following day.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	108-109
Number of pages	2
Journal	European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume	115
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.10.004
State	Published - 15 Jul 2004

Keywords

First trimester
Misoprostol
Overdose
Pregnancy

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Reproductive Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology

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