Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 8 findings · 1 reviews · Fertility Regulation

No studies found 3 · 37.5%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 50%Moderate 1 · 12.5%High 0 · 0%

Failure to achieve complete abortion · women undergoing first trimester abortion

Oral misoprostol probably leads to higher failure to achieve complete abortion compared with vaginal misoprostol (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.38 [1.46, 3.87]
3 studies · 1704 participants
Moderate
Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.68 [1.56, 8.71]
2 studies · 216 participants
Low

Nausea · women undergoing first trimester abortion

Oral misoprostol may leads to higher nausea compared with vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.14 [1.03, 1.26]
2 studies · 1380 participants
Low
Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.21 [0.92, 1.61]
2 studies · 216 participants
Low

Women's dissatisfaction with the procedure · women undergoing first trimester abortion

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.25 [0.65, 2.39]
1 study · 100 participants
Low

Blood transfusion · women undergoing first trimester abortion

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found