What do systematic reviews say?

Medical abortion administered by nurses vs by doctors

• Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 1068 participants
  Low

Self‐administered medical abortion vs administered

It is very uncertain whether medical abortion self‐administered at home changes blood transfusion compared with administered (very low certainty).

• Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.33 [0.01, 8.18]
  1 study · 731 participants
  Very low

Critical outcomes for medical abortion offered in pharmacy vs clinic‐based settings

• Medical abortion offered in pharmacy versus clinic‐based settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  600 participants
  Very low

Oral misoprostol vs vaginal misoprostol

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• 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

Sublingual misoprostol vs vaginal misoprostol

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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

Mifepristone alone vs mifepristone (200 mg) plus prostaglandin

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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

Prostaglandin vs combined regimen

Prostaglandin alone showed no clear difference in blood transfusion compared with combined regimen (low certainty).

• Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.33 [0.03, 3.13]
  1 study · 300 participants
  Low

Mifepristone (600 mg) plus prostaglandin vs mifepristone (200 mg) plus prostaglandin

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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

Sublingual misoprostol vs vaginal misoprostol

It is very uncertain whether sublingual misoprostol alone changes blood transfusion compared with vaginal misoprostol alone (very low certainty).

• Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 5 [0.24, 102.96]
  1 study · 220 participants
  Very low

Misoprostol 800 µg plus mifepristone 200 mg vs mifepristone (200 mg) plus prostaglandin

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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