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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of letrozole plus misoprostol to terminate non-viable pregnancies in first trimester compared with the use of misoprostol alone.
Inducing abortion by drugs is an alternative for surgery intervention, which has economic benefits with lower side effects and its rate of success is 60 to 95%.
Letrozole is also one of aromatase inhibitors, which is used to stimulate ovulation in infertile women suffering ovulatory dysfunction. This drug is one of the main drugs for inhibiting aromatase, with a relatively short 45-hour half life, which is active orally and inhibits aromatase enzyme reversibly.
Misoprostol is a relatively safe drug and of its side effects it is possible to mention to gestational effects, feeling of warmth, and shivering. Severe side effects of misoprostol consumption are severe bleeding and endometritis, with less than 1% prevalence based on studies.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Experimental | Patients received 10 mg of Letrozole daily for three days, subsequently receiving 800 µg of Misoprostol every three hours via vaginal or sublingual routes. |
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| Group 2 | Active Comparator | Patients received only 800 µg of Misoprostol. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letrozole + Misoprostol | Drug | Patients received 10 mg of Letrozole daily for three days, subsequently receiving 800 µg of Misoprostol every three hours via vaginal or sublingual routes. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Incidence of bleeding | Incidence of bleeding was recorded. | 7 days following the Misoprostol dose |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of dosages of prostaglandins | Number of dosages of prostaglandins was recorded. | 7 days following the Misoprostol dose |
| Duration required for abortion | Duration required for abortion was recorded. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Women with nonviable pregnancies undergoing 1st-trimester abortion.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sohag University | Sohag | 82511 | Egypt |
The data will be available upon a reasonable request from the corresponding author after the end of study for one year.
After the end of study for one year.
The data will be available upon a reasonable request from the corresponding author.
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000030 | Abortion, Missed |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000022 | Abortion, Spontaneous |
| D011248 | Pregnancy Complications |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000077289 | Letrozole |
| D016595 | Misoprostol |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009570 | Nitriles |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D014230 | Triazoles |
| D001393 | Azoles |
| D006573 |
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| Misoprostol | Drug | Patients received only 800 µg of Misoprostol. |
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| 7 days following the Misoprostol dose |
| Incidence of adverse effects | Incidence of adverse effects such as nausea, vomiting, gastric distress, headache, fever, and shivers were recorded. | 7 days following the Misoprostol dose |
| Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D011459 | Prostaglandins E, Synthetic |
| D011465 | Prostaglandins, Synthetic |
| D011453 | Prostaglandins |
| D015777 | Eicosanoids |
| D005231 | Fatty Acids, Unsaturated |
| D005227 | Fatty Acids |
| D008055 | Lipids |
| D012898 | Autacoids |
| D018836 | Inflammation Mediators |
| D001685 | Biological Factors |