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What do systematic reviews say?

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Oral misoprostol vs vaginal misoprostol

Failure to achieve complete abortion · women undergoing first trimester abortion

Oral misoprostol alone may leads to higher failure to achieve complete abortion compared with vaginal misoprostol alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Oral misoprostol vs vaginal misoprostol

Nausea · women undergoing first trimester abortion

Oral misoprostol alone showed no clear difference in nausea compared with vaginal misoprostol alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Oral misoprostol vs vaginal misoprostol

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

Oral misoprostol alone showed no clear difference in women's dissatisfaction with the procedure compared with vaginal misoprostol alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.25 [0.65, 2.39]
1 study · 100 participants
Low

Oral misoprostol vs vaginal misoprostol

Blood transfusion · women undergoing first trimester abortion

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

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