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Practice Guideline
. 2020 Oct;136(4):e31-e47.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004082.

Medication Abortion Up to 70 Days of Gestation: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 225

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Committee on Practice Bulletins—Gynecology, Society of Family Planning
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Practice Guideline

Medication Abortion Up to 70 Days of Gestation: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 225

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Committee on Practice Bulletins—Gynecology, Society of Family Planning. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Oct.
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Abstract

Medication abortion, also referred to as medical abortion, is a safe and effective method of providing abortion. Medication abortion involves the use of medicines rather than uterine aspiration to induce an abortion. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medication abortion regimen includes mifepristone and misoprostol. The purpose of this document is to provide updated evidence-based guidance on the provision of medication abortion up to 70 days (or 10 weeks) of gestation. Information about medication abortion after 70 days of gestation is provided in other ACOG publications ().

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