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Hyperosmolar Urea

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Second-Trimester Abortion

Abstract

The ideal method of managing patients requesting second-trimester abortion is still a matter of controversy. The most widely used regimens at this time include intraamniotic administration of hypertonic saline, hyperosmolar urea, prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α), and dilatation and evacuation. This chapter reviews the administration of hyperosmolar urea for the induction of elective second-trimester abortion as practiced at the Fertility Control Center of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

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  1. Ronald T. Burkman
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Gary S. Berger MD, MSPH, FACOG William E. Brenner MD, FACOG Louis G. Keith MD, FACOG

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Burkman, R.T., King, T.M., Atienza, M.F. (1981). Hyperosmolar Urea. In: Berger, G.S., Brenner, W.E., Keith, L.G. (eds) Second-Trimester Abortion. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8293-2_9

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