Prospective Comparative Study of Misoprostol Alone Versus Mifepristone Plus Misoprostol for Second-Trimester Pregnancy Termination.

Introduction: MTP has been legalized in India through the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, of 1971, which allows pregnancy termination up to 20 weeks. The present study included second-trimester pregnancy terminations and the main aim of the study is to compare the efficacy and safety of tablet mifepristone 24 h before vaginal tablet misoprostol in group-I with vaginal tablet misoprostol alone in group-II as a method of second-trimester pregnancy termination.

Methodology: It was a prospective randomized comparative study conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, R.

Rights-based reproductive services in medical schools in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Chandigarh, India: baseline findings of mixed-methods implementation research.

Introduction: There is a need to assess and strengthen reproductive rights-based family planning and abortion services in Indian medical schools that play a key role in medical education and service delivery. This study presents the findings of baseline assessment across nine schools in two states and one union territory with objective to assess, identify the gaps and improve the status of reproductive rights and evidence-based family planning and abortion services in Indian medical schools.

Methods: A convergent parallel mixed methods study was conducted in nine medical schools in Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Chandigarh a Union territory in India from October 2018 to June 2019.

Mental health help-seeking willingness among U.S. college students: A resilience factor associated with many sexual minority identities.

Background: For populations with elevated mental health risks such as college students and minority groups, understanding openness to seeking professional help can inform ways to improve service engagement. This study explores help-seeking willingness among U.S.