• DOI:10.1136/bmj.1.5739.28
• Corpus ID: 3097017

Induction of Therapeutic Abortion by Intra-amniotic Injection of Urea

@article{Greenhalf1971InductionOT,
  title={Induction of Therapeutic Abortion by Intra-amniotic Injection of Urea},
  author={J. O. Greenhalf and P. L. C. Diggory},
  journal={British Medical Journal},
  year={1971},
  volume={1},
  pages={28 - 29}
}

• J. Greenhalf, P. Diggory
• Published 2 January 1971
• Medicine
• British Medical Journal

A new method of mid-trimester termination of pregnancy is described in which intra-amniotic urea was used. The mean interval between intra-amniotic injection and abortion was 59 hours and the mean length of hospital stay six days; the feto-maternal haemorrhage incidence was one out of 10 cases, which compares favourably with other methods. No complications have yet been encountered.