Antiprogestin drugs: research and clinical use in Sweden

The combined use of prostaglandin and antiprogestin in human fertility control

This paper is a short review of the combined use of RU486 and prostaglandins in human fertility control. It principally insists on the several prostaglandins which are currently used.

RU 486: an alternative to surgical abortion

After 5 years of use in more than 100,000 European women, RU 486, an antiprogestin medication used as a medical abortifacient, has recently come under scrutiny in the United States. This article discusses the current and potential uses of RU 486. Also addressed are the history, advantages, and disadvantages of medical abortion (including the acceptability of the method from a woman-centered perspective); new clinical trials; and ethical issues.