MENSTRUAL REGULATION AS A METHOD FOR EARLY TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY

Abstract. 116 women with documented or suspected pregnancy underwent an endometrial aspiration for early termination. Their menses delay was between 7 and 22 days. A standard 3 mm Vabra® aspirator was used. 90.5% were actually pregnant. The success rate was 97.1%. The total complication rate was 6.8%, the most common complication being endometritis. Three patients required a re‐evacuation because of prolonged bleeding. In this series there were two ectopic pregnancies and nine cases of ovum abortivum, of which one later turned out to be a hydatiform mole. The procedure was well tolerated by the patients. No sick‐leave was given. The postoperative bleeding averaged 10 days in primigravid and 7 days in parous patients. 1979 Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand