Intramuscular Administration of 15-Methyl Prostaglandin F 2 α in Mid-Trimester Termination of Pregnancy

Abstract

15-methyl prostaglandin F₂α was administered by intramuscular injection to thirty patients to terminate pregnancy in the mid-trimester. Termination was considered successful if this occurred within 24 hours and this was so in twenty-seven cases (90%). There were no serious complications. Prochlorperazine mesylate and diphenoxylate hydrochloride reduced the incidence and severity of vomiting and diarrhoea.