Title: Magnitude and Outcome of Self Medication of Abortion Pills: Our Experience at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Authors: Pradip Kumar Panigrahi, Pratibha Jena

 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i12.93

Abstract

Introduction: Medical end of pregnancy has been legitimized in India for more than 40 years, yet the greater part of all premature births are hazardous. Restorative fetus removal pill is well compelling in early long stretches of pregnancy .Despite all the control, it has been seen by the general public that, therapeutic premature births are to a great degree safe alternative. In any case, it is protected just when it is utilized under therapeutic supervision. Self-organization for fetus removal is exceptionally unsafe whenever disregarded or hid. Our investigation goes for discovering the extent and result of self-prescription of premature birth pills.

Material and Method: This is an imminent observational examination led in Institute Of Medical Science and SUM healing facility Bhubaneswar, Odisha from January 2017-December 2017. This investigation included aggregate 204 numbers of cases with a background marked by self prescription of mifepristone and misoprostol who exhibited to the clinic with some intricacy. The information was factually broke down.

Results: In our examination period, add up to 204 instances of ladies with a background marked by self-drug of restorative premature birth pill,presented to healing center with some intricacy. The most continuous complaintwas sporadic draining and held result of origination (54.9%). The dominant part of patients were inside the age gathering of 20-30 yrs (66.2%) and55.39% cases were second gravida.63.7% cases had taken deficient dose.Laparatomy was required in 5 cases (2.3%).Blood transfusion was required in 45 cases(22%).68.6% cases required minor careful mediation like suction and clearing.

Conclusions: Medical fetus removal pill is a viable strategy for end of early pregnancy yet it is sheltered just on the off chance that it is taken under therapeutic supervision. Self prescription and over the counter (OTC) moving of these pills ought to be confined.

Keyword: restorative premature birth pill, self medicine, perilous fetus removal.

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Corresponding Author

Pratibha Jena

Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IMS&SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, India

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