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

Failure to achieve complete abortion · women undergoing first trimester abortion

Mifepristone (600 mg) plus prostaglandin showed no clear difference in failure to achieve complete abortion compared with mifepristone (200 mg) plus prostaglandin (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.07 [0.87, 1.33]
4 studies · 3494 participants
Moderate

Prostaglandin vs combined regimen

Failure to achieve complete abortion · women undergoing first trimester abortion

Prostaglandin alone may leads to higher failure to achieve complete abortion compared with combined regimen (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.39 [1.89, 3.02]
18 studies · 3471 participants
Low

Mifepristone alone vs mifepristone (200 mg) plus prostaglandin

Failure to achieve complete abortion · women undergoing first trimester abortion

It is very uncertain whether mifepristone alone changes failure to achieve complete abortion compared with mifepristone/prostaglandin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.25 [0.81, 13.09]
3 studies · 273 participants
Very low