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Misoprostol
Misoporstol (Cytotec ) is a labor inducer is a kind of women's health and pregnancy drug. Misoprostol is a medication that causes the uterus to contract. This can be used to induce labor. It is also used to help a miscarriage pass more quickly. It is either taken by mouth or as tablets placed into the vagina. Misoprostol causes significant cramping and, if it is used to pass a miscarriage, causes vaginal bleeding. This is a normal effect of the medicine.
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A 42-year old asked:
What is misoprostol usually taken for?
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A 40-year old asked:
What happens when u take Cytotec (misoprostol)?
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A 32-year old asked:
Do you bleed heavily after the misoprostol pill?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can cytotec (misoprostol) cause extended bleeding?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are the effects of misoprostol more than once?
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A 48-year old asked:
What exactly is the drug misoprostol (cytotec) prescribed for?
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A female asked:
How safe is Misoprostol? Misoprostol sounds like a pretty intense drug. How safe could it really be?
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A female asked:
How quickly can I expect Misoprostol to begin to take effect? Once I begin Misoprostol, how soon can I expect it to start working?
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A female asked:
Has anyone ever died from taking Misoprostol? I am concerned about taking Misoprostol. Have there been any reported deaths related to this drug?
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A member asked about a 19-year old female:
I took misoprostol 16 tablets. 8 in one day 2 doses pf 4 each and another 8 after 3 days. I did not bleed. only brown discharged I felt which dropped?
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A 30-year old asked:
Side effects of cytotec (misoprostol) =?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can cytotec (misoprostol) cause an abortion?
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A 35-year old asked:
Safe to use cytotec (misoprostol) at 22 weeks?
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A 35-year old asked:
Do they sell cytotec (misoprostol) over the counter?
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A 37-year old asked:
Does cytotec (misoprostol) work to cause an abortion?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Can cytotec (misoprostol) be used orally to perform an abortion?
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A 69-year old asked:
Theytriedt to do cervical biop wo misoprostol,try with it. Is proced. safe?
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A 37-year old asked:
What will happen if i have used cytotec (misoprostol) 4 more than 1 abortion?
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A 45-year old asked:
What will happen if i used cytotec (misoprostol) more than once for abortion?
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A 27-year old female asked:
After taking cytotec (misoprostol) I've too much abdorminal pain!what should i do?
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A 48-year old asked:
Dont want baby but do want Sex. OK after taking mifeprex and before the cytotec (misoprostol)?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Doc what other measures can i take after aborting with cytotec (misoprostol) and the painis severe?
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A 24-year old female asked:
how much longer will the bleeding continue after i took misoprostol for medical abortion? its been a week and a half now and im still bleeding.
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A 24-year old female asked:
Is there a greater chance of infection the longer the bleeding continues after taking misoprostol for abortion? It's been two weeks and still bleeding
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A 22-year old female asked:
I've taken 4 pills of cytotec (misoprostol) into my vagina. I heard it helps with abortion. it's been 4 hours but there was no specific reaction. what should I do?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Hello I took miferstone ten days ago followed misoprostol 200 mg every 12 hrs for 800 mg total. Only brown discharge do I repeat the same process and do I have to take miferstone again or misoprostol?
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A 32-year old asked:
What happens if cytotec (misoprostol) has contact with penis?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is it normal to be prescribed diclofenac-misoprostol for gout?
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A 32-year old male asked:
after Misoprostol which Antibiotic take for swelling at Vigina.
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A 32-year old asked:
For abortion before 12 weeks, i want to use misoprostol. how it will work?
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