ABORTION PILLS AS OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS- A BOON OR A CURSE
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
BACKGROUND Abortion pills were meant for medical abortion through which early unwanted pregnancy are terminated safely and effectively. But due to widespread availability and lack of proper diligence in the promotion and usage of abortion pills, self-administration of these drugs is rampant, thereby increase in unsupervised terminations and complications which may be life-threatening. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective observational study done in MGM Medical College and Hospital, Jamshedpur from November 2016 to November 2017. RESULTS 164 patients were admitted during this period with history of self-medication of abortion pills. The most common complaint was bleeding, which was excessive (76.2%) or irregular (2.6%). The other complications being abdominal pain with or without bleeding, fever or non-expulsion of products of conception. The majority of population was young, below 30 years with low literacy. Incomplete abortion was seen in majority of cases (64.6%). Surgical treatment with blood transfusion was done in most of them (80.6%). CONCLUSION Medical abortion is an effective means of termination of early pregnancy, but only under medical supervision. Self-medication and over-the-counter selling of these pills should be restricted.
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Manjula Srivastava, Anjali Srivastava, Kumari Namrata
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- DOI 10.14260/jemds/2018/187
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