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Introduction: Mifepristone is a compound, called “Abortion Pill”, because, it causes termination of unwanted pregnancies in an easy way in the most of cases. Especially effective Mifepristone is in combination with prostaglandins (Misoprostol). Mifepristone is commonly used by us in obstetrics during the last 15 years and our experience is based on the data of thousands of patients. In this review, article we decided to draw the attention to the abilities of the Mifepristone during the labor. Myfepristone has been used in different groups with different purposes and the results shoved high efficacy of this method: II Trimester Surgical Abortion (by Medical and Social Indications), or due to Fetal Death and Malformations - 96,7%; Induction of Labor in III Trimester due to Fetal Death - 87,9%; Induction of Labor in III Trimester due to Fetal Malformations - 89,3%; Induction of Labor due to Pregnancy Prolongation more than 42 weeks - 82,3%; Preterm rupture of Membranes – 92,4%; Weakness of labor on the background of unripe cervix - 83,3%; During Physiologic Labor for cervical ripening - 95%. In Total the efficacy of Myfepristone was - 92,8 %.
In cases of using of Mifepristone during physiological labor the lesions of cervix prominently decreased and then disappeared completely. According to the monitoring of physiological labor of 541 patients during the last 1,5 year Myfepristone shoved adequately cervix ripening and pain killing effect. After usage of Mifepristone no cervical lacerations was revealed, hypotonic bleeding and amount of blood loss during labor were significantly low compared with controls.
Method: The data concerning the issue was collected from the Google, NCBI and PubMed database by the use of keywords, such as: Antiprogesterone; Mifepristone; Termination of pregnancy; Labour induction. The years for search were 1982-2018. The results of several studies were conducted in Georgia between 2002-2008.
Conclusion: Antiprogesterone -Mifepristone is an effective remedy for cervical maturation and control of weakness of birth activity; after application of Mifepristone cervical maturation and active contraction of uterus is painless.
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