Evening Primrose Oil to Misoprostol During Induction of Second-trimester Missed Miscarriage

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2021-03-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Termination of pregnancy is an important subject that has complex and emotional controversies. The most common time of termination of pregnancy is the mid-trimester which has two-thirds of all serious abortion-related complications. There are many indications for mid trimester termination of pregnancy such as missed abortion, serious fetal abnormalities and lastly some women do not wish to continue a pregnancy and will often request termination of pregnancy

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University
• Treatments: Efamol; Evening primrose oil; Misoprostol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Nullipara or previous vaginal delivery only

• Bishop score was ≤ 5

• Women who will accept to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Multiple gestations

• Rupture of fetal membranes

• Previous cesarean sections

• Women with heavy bleeding

• Evidence of low implanted placenta by US

• Evidence of intra-uterine infection (either clinical or laboratory)