1. Strauss LT, Gamble SB, Parker WY, Cook DA, Zane SB, Hamdan S. Abortion surveillance- United States, 2004. MMWR Surveill Summ 2007; 56: 1-33.
2. Gamble SB, Strauss LT, Parker WY, Cook DA, Zane SB, Hamdan S. Abortion surveillance - United States, 2005. MMWR Surveill Summ 2008; 57: 1-32.
3. Bartlett LA, Berg CJ, Shulman HB, Zane SB, Green CA, Whitehead S, et al. Risk factors for legal induced abortion-related mortality in the United States. Obstet Gynecol 2004; 103: 729. [
DOI:10.1097/01.AOG.0000116260.81570.60]
4. Boulvain M, Kelly A, Lohse C, Stan C, Irion O. Mechanical methods for induction of labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001; 4: CD001233. [
DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD001233]
5. World Health Organization. Safe Abortion: Technical and Policy Guidance for Health Systems. 2nd Ed. Geneva: WHO; 2011.
6. Vimala N, Dadhwal V, Mittal S. Sublingual misoprostol for second-trimester abortion. Int J Gynecol Obstet 2004; 84: 89-90. [
DOI:10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00254-6]
7. Borgatta L, Kapp N; Society of Family Planning. Clinical guidelines. Labor induction abortion in the second trimester. Contraception 2011; 84: 4-18. [
DOI:10.1016/j.contraception.2011.02.005]
8. Wildschut H, Both MI, Medema S, Thomee E, Wildhagen MF, Kapp N. Medical methods for mid-trimester termination of pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011; 1: CD005216. [
DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD005216.pub2]
9. Ngoc NT, Shochet T, Raghavan S, Blum J, Nga NT,Minh NT, et al. Mifepristone and Misoprostol Compared with Misoprostol Alone for Second-Trimester Abortion. A randomized Controlled Trial.Obstet Gynecol 2011; 118: 601-608. [
DOI:10.1097/AOG.0b013e318227214e]
10. Dodd CM, Crowther CA. Misoprostol versus cervagem for the induction of labour to terminate pregnancy in the second and third trimester: a systematic review. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2006; 125: 3-8. [
DOI:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.10.021]
11. Souza AS, Feitosa FE, Costa AA, Pereira AP, Carvalho AS, Paixão RM, et al. Titrated oral misoprostol solution versus vaginal misoprostol for labor induction. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2013; 123: 207-12. [
DOI:10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.06.028]
12. Toppozada HM, Ismail AA. Intrauterine administration of drugs for termination of pregnancy in the second trimester. Ciln Obstet Gynecol 1990; 327-349.
13. Kapp N, Borgatta L, Stubblefield P, Vragovic O, Moreno N. Mifepristone in second-trimester medical abortion: A randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol 2007; 110: 1304-1310. [
DOI:10.1097/01.AOG.0000289577.32274.a5]
14. Wagner M. Off-label use of misoprostol in obstetrics: a cautionary tale. BJOG 2005; 112: 266-268. [
DOI:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00445.x]
15. Weeks AD, Fiala C, Safar P. Misoprostol and the debate over off-label drug use. BJOG 2005; 112: 269-272. [
DOI:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00490.x]
16. Tang OS, Schweer H, Seyberth HW, Lee SWH, Ho PC. Pharmacokinetics of different routes of administration of misoprostol. Hum Reprod 2002; 17: 332-336. [
DOI:10.1093/humrep/17.2.332]
17. Fawzy M, Abdel-Hady E. Midtrimester abortion using vaginal misoprostol for women with three or more prior cesarean deliveries. Int J Gynecol Obstet 2010; 110: 50-52. [
DOI:10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.02.008]
18. Aronsso A, Bygdeman M, Gemzell-Danielsson K. Effects of misoprostol on uterine contractility following different routes of administration. Hum Reprod 2004; 19: 81-84. [
DOI:10.1093/humrep/deh005]
19. Bygdeman M, Gemzell-Danielsson K. An historical overview of second trimester abortion methods. Reprod Health Matt 2008;
20. 16 (Suppl.): 196-204.
21. 60TRezk MA60T, 60TSanad Z60T, 60TDawood R60T, 60TEmarh M60T, 60TMasood A60T. Comparison of intravaginal misoprostol and intracervical Foley catheter alone or in combination for 53Ttermination53T of second trimester 53Tpregnancy53T. 60TJ Matern Fetal Neonat Med60T 2015; 28: 93-96. [
DOI:10.3109/14767058.2014.905909]
22. 60TToptas T60T, 60TMendilcioglu I60T, 60TSimsek M60T, 60TTaskin O60T. Intravaginal misoprostol alone versus intravaginal misoprostol and extraamniotic Foley catheter for second trimester pregnancy termination: an observational study. 60TGinekol Pol60T 2014; 85: 577-581.
23. Wong KS, Ngai CS, Yeo EL, Tang LC, Ho PC. A comparison of two regimens of intravaginal misoprostol for termination of second trimester pregnancy: a randomized comparative trial. Hum Reprod 2000; 15: 709-712. [
DOI:10.1093/humrep/15.3.709]