Publications by authors named "H Hognert"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated the effectiveness and safety of medication abortion using mifepristone and misoprostol in women up to 42 days of gestation without confirmed intrauterine pregnancy using ultrasound.
- A total of 1504 women were randomly assigned to either an early-start abortion group or a standard delayed care group, and the primary outcome measured was the rate of complete abortion.
- The results showed a nearly identical rate of complete abortion between the two groups (95.2% early-start vs 95.3% standard), indicating that starting medication abortion before confirming intrauterine pregnancy is as safe and effective as standard care.
Background: Medical abortion after 12 gestational weeks often requires a stay in hospital. We hypothesised that administering the first misoprostol dose at home could increase day-care procedures as compared with overnight care procedures, shorten inpatient stays, and improve patient satisfaction.
Methods: This multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial was done at six hospitals in Sweden.
"Very early medical abortion" (VEMA) refers to medical abortion (with mifepristone and misoprostol) before intrauterine pregnancy is visualized on ultrasound. Our aim is to present the current evidence on efficacy, safety (focused on ectopic pregnancies), and how to assess treatment success of VEMA. We conducted a systematic review of studies reporting outcomes of VEMA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Although considered an essential service by the WHO, there are indications that access to induced abortion care has been restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objectives: To investigate if the number of induced abortions and ongoing pregnancies changed during the first pandemic wave of COVID-19 in 2020 compared with recent years prior to the pandemic and explore possible reasons for the findings.
Design: Convergent parallel mixed-methods design.
Objective: To evaluate the outcome of the very early medical abortion (VEMA) protocol and whether it could increase early diagnosis and treatment of an asymptomatic ectopic pregnancy (EP). To investigate serum β-hCG levels correlated to ultrasound findings, and decline in β-hCG after successful VEMA.
Study Design: A retrospective case-note review.