Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Epidemiology of induced abortion in Japan....Pages 3-10
Epidemiology of induced abortion in the Middle East....Pages 11-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Mid-trimester abortion using extraovular normal saline....Pages 27-30
Stretch-induced Abortion at Mid-trimester....Pages 31-48
Treatment of intrauterine fetal death by intracervical and extra-amniotic PGF 2α /PGE 2 ....Pages 49-56
Extra-amniotic prostaglandins for second trimester abortion....Pages 57-65
New prostaglandin delivery systems....Pages 67-74
Laminaria Treatment prior to Late Mid-trimester Abortion by Uterine Evacuation....Pages 75-82
Ethacridine (Rivanol ® )—catheter technique in second trimester abortion....Pages 83-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Hemostasis in abortion....Pages 93-98
Complications of induced abortion....Pages 99-105
Effects of spontaneous and induced abortions on subsequent pregnancies and fetal outcome....Pages 107-111
Prophylactic antibiotics in induced abortion....Pages 113-125
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Legal aspects of scientific research on fetuses in The Netherlands....Pages 129-135
Psychosocial aspects of VIP in historical perspective: a case study of North-East Scotland....Pages 137-145
Legal aspects of abortion....Pages 147-154
Law and Abortion in Italy....Pages 155-161
Epilogue....Pages 163-172
Back Matter....Pages 173-178