Mifepristone

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Instructions for use:

1. Pharmacological action
2. Release form
3. Indications for use
4. Contraindications
5. Instructions for use
6. Side effects

Mifepristone is a hormonal drug.

pharmachologic effect

Mifepristone is a progestational steroid of synthetic origin.

The drug is used to terminate pregnancy. Mifepristone increases the frequency of contractions of the myometrium, causes exfoliation of the decidual membrane, the release of the ovum.

Release form

Mifepristone is available as a tablet. You can buy Mifepristone without a prescription.

Indications for the use of Mifepristone

According to the instructions, mifepristone is indicated for terminating uterine pregnancy up to 42 days.

Good reviews about Mifepristone, used to stimulate labor in normal full-term pregnancy.

Contraindications

General contraindications to the use of Mifepristone are indicated in the instructions: renal, hepatic, adrenal insufficiency, porphyria, severe anemia, uterine myoma, hemostasis disorder, inflammation of the female genital organs, severe extragenital pathology. Also, you cannot use the remedy for women who have taken glucocorticosteroids for a long time, who smoke (after 35 liters), and who have an increased sensitivity to Mifepristone.

Before you buy Mifepristone, you should know that it cannot be used during pregnancy over 42 days, pregnancy that occurs when using intrauterine contraception, after the abolition of hormonal contraceptives, if an ectopic pregnancy is suspected, It is impossible to stimulate labor with the help of Mifepristone with: severe gestosis, eclampsia, preterm, premature pregnancy, preeclampsia, with an abnormal position of the fetus, in cases where a discrepancy between the head of the child and the size of the mother's pelvis, in the presence of bloody discharge of unspecified origin.

Buying Mifepristone in pharmacies on your own, without the recommendation of a doctor, it should be understood that if the abortion does not occur at 10-14 days (it did not happen completely), it is imperative to carry out an abortion by a surgical or vacuum method.

Instructions for the use of Mifepristone

Take Mifepristone under the supervision of a gynecologist

Despite the fact that Mifepristone is freely available in pharmacies, it can only be used according to indications in hospitals.

When pregnancy is terminated, it is prescribed to take Mifepristone in the amount of three tablets (600 mg) at a time. Usually, the patient takes Mifepristone tablets under the supervision of a gynecologist. The woman should be observed for another two hours after taking the pills. After 36-48 hours. a woman should undergo a control ultrasound examination. Take misoprostol as needed.

After another 10-14 days, another ultrasound examination and a gynecological examination are carried out.

To stimulate labor, take one tablet of Mifepristone (200mg) also only in the presence of a gynecologist. After a day, you should take another pill again. After another two or three days. assess the state of labor and, if necessary, prescribe oxytocin, prostaglandins.

Side effects

Mifepristone can lead to the development of uterine bleeding, fever caused by delayed discharge in the uterus (lochiometer), delayed postpartum processes (uterine subinvolution), pain and discomfort in the lower abdomen, exacerbation of uterine infections and urinary tract infections.

There are also reviews of Mifepristone, which causes headache, weakness, diarrhea, nausea, hyperthermia, dizziness, chills.

The combination of the drug with misoprostol can provoke dyspepsia, asthenia, leg pain, anemia, vaginitis, anxiety, leucorrhoea, fainting, and a decrease in hemoglobin levels.

Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!