Author(s):
Amr Fathy, Mostafa Seleem, Y. A. Bassiouny, Ayman Taher
Email(s):
amrfat457@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/0974-360X.2023.00367
Address:
Amr Fathy, Mostafa Seleem, Y. A. Bassiouny, Ayman Taher
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 16,
Issue - 5,
Year - 2023
ABSTRACT:
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of medical abortion induction when Letrozole and misoprostol are combined vs when misoprostol is used alone. Methods: It was intended for 150 women to participate in a randomized controlled experiment. They were split into two groups at random, each with 75 people. While the control group (misoprostol alone group) only got misoprostol, the case group (letrozole group) received pretreatment letrozole 12.5mg for two days. According to American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) recommendations based on gestational Age, misoprostol was administered to both groups in the following dosages: 800mg sublingually in a single dose during the first trimester and 400mg sublingually every 3 hours for up to 5 doses during the second trimester. Results: 137 women in all, 69 of whom received Letrozole and 68 of whom received misoprostol alone. Complete abortions were recorded in 96 instances (70.07%), 51 of which were associated with Letrozole (73.9%) and 45(66.2%) with misoprostol alone (P=0.32). However, the case and control groups had corresponding mean expulsion start times of 7.51.8 hours and 8.31.5 hours. This suggests that the case group had an ejection that began much sooner (P=0.003). Conclusion: The current study found that a combination of misoprostol with Letrozole did not lead to a significantly higher rate of complete abortion if compared with misoprostol alone among women with missed abortion up to 20 weeks gestation. It only significantly shortened the interval to the initiation of expulsion.
Cite this article:
Amr Fathy, Mostafa Seleem, Y. A. Bassiouny, Ayman Taher. The Effectiveness of using Letrozole prior Tomisoprostol Versus Misoprostol alone for Successful Induction of missed Abortion: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 2023; 16(5):2233-8. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2023.00367
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Amr Fathy, Mostafa Seleem, Y. A. Bassiouny, Ayman Taher. The Effectiveness of using Letrozole prior Tomisoprostol Versus Misoprostol alone for Successful Induction of missed Abortion: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 2023; 16(5):2233-8. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2023.00367 Available on: https://www.rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2023-16-5-26
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