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Mifepristone, and also known by its developmental code name RU-486, is a drug typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy. [8] This combination is 97% effective [ 9 ] during the first 63 days (9 weeks) of pregnancy , yet effective in the second trimester as well.
A medical abortion, also known as medication abortion or non-surgical abortion, occurs when drugs are used to bring about an abortion.Medical abortions are an alternative to surgical abortions such as vacuum aspiration or dilation and curettage. [6]
Misoprostol is most effective when it is used in combination with methotrexate or mifepristone (RU-486). [35] Mifepristone blocks signaling by progesterone , causing the uterine lining to degrade, the blood vessels of the cervix and uterus to dilate and causing uterine contraction, similar to a menstrual period , which causes the embryo to ...
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1988 – France legalized the "abortion pill" mifepristone (RU-486). 1988 – In R. v. Morgentaler , the Supreme Court of Canada struck down an abortion regulation which allowed abortions in some circumstances but required approval of a committee of doctors for violating a woman's constitutional " security of person "; Canadian law has not ...
Roussel Uclaf S.A. was a French pharmaceutical company and one of several predecessor companies of today's Sanofi. It was the second largest French pharmaceutical company [6] before it was acquired by Hoechst AG of Frankfurt, Germany in 1997, with pharmaceutical operations combined into the Hoechst Marion Roussel (HMR) division in the United States.
An unusual feature of the Preobrazhensky Regiment was that it included a small detachment of sailors. Intended to commemorate a period during the reign of Peter the Great when the regiment served on board ship as temporary marines, this unit provided rowers for members of the Imperial Family when embarked on ceremonial barges on the Neva. The ...
Only Seven Local TV and ABC TV will continue the Rage 's Top 50 Charts until the end of July 2006, when it launches jtv. 16 December: Good Morning Australia finishes its 12-year run on Network Ten from the studios of ATV-10. Host Bert Newton leaves Ten and signs with the Nine Network to host the game show Bert's Family Feud.