Misoprostol for women's health: a review.

Objective: To review published literature on misoprostol for women's health indications to provide a synthesis of available information and highlight areas in need of additional research.

Data Sources: Studies were identified through searches of medical literature databases including MEDLINE, Cochrane Database, and Popline, in addition to a review of references from identified articles.

Study Selection: We included all studies reported in English and published before March 31, 2001, which evaluated the efficacy of misoprostol alone for labor and delivery, evacuation of the uterus after pregnancy failure and induced abortion.