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NameMedical Abortion and the Risk of Subsequent Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
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This article by Vrik et al published in The New England Journal of Medicine presents new research on the effect of medication abortion on subsequent pregnancy, finding no evidence that it increase risk for spontaneous abortion, ectopic pregnancy, pre-term birth, or low birth weight.

 

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Citation Virk J, Zhang J, Olsen J. Medical Abortion and the Risk of Subsequent Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes. New England Journal of Medicine 2007; 357:648-653.

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