Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Fertility Regulation

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 75%Moderate 1 · 25%High 0 · 0%

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

Nausea · women undergoing first trimester abortion

Sublingual misoprostol showed no clear difference in nausea compared with vaginal misoprostol (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical methods for first trimester abortion 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.11 [0.93, 1.33]
3 studies · 3543 participants
Moderate

Nausea · first trimester abortion

Sublingual 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 1.61 [0.78, 3.33]
4 studies · 2505 participants
Low