Mifepristone medical abortion in Albania: results from a pilot clinical research study.

Objective: To explore the acceptability and feasibility of introducing mifepristone-misoprostol for early medical abortion in home and clinic settings in Albania.

Methods: This was a prospective study testing a simplified mifepristone-misoprostol regimen in two tertiary-level government health facilities in Tirana, Albania. Women (n = 409) with amenorrhea of 8 weeks or less received 200 mg mifepristone in the clinic and then chose whether to take 400 microg of oral misoprostol 2 days later either at home or in the clinic.