Abstract
Little evidence exists regarding medical abortion for women with inherited bleeding
disorders. A 21-year-old primigravid hemophilia A carrier desired a medical abortion.
After counseling, she chose medical abortion, which occurred without excess bleeding
or surgical intervention.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 13, 2016
Accepted:
April 6,
2016
Received in revised form:
April 1,
2016
Received:
January 4,
2016
Footnotes
☆Source of Funding: None.
☆☆Dr. Hou denies any conflicts of interest regarding this work.
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