Contraception
Volume 73, Issue 4 , Pages 431-432, April 2006

Atypical presentation of serious pelvic inflammatory disease following mifepristone-induced medical abortion

Department of Primary Care and General Practice, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, PO Box 7343, Wellington South, New Zealand

Received 11 August 2005; accepted 7 September 2005. published online 02 November 2005.

Abstract 

Mifepristone-induced abortion is increasingly common. Recent alerts have highlighted the occurrence of infrequent but serious complications. We report a case of serious bacterial infection after medical termination that occurred in the absence of the usual signs of infection.

Keywords: Mifepristone, Medical abortion, Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), N. gonorrhoeae, Infection

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PII: S0010-7824(05)00361-6

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2005.09.003

Contraception
Volume 73, Issue 4 , Pages 431-432, April 2006

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