NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to reporters Marta Martinez and Victoria Estrada about their series "The Network," which looks at the origin of Misoprostol, the pill used to induce abortions.

Vaginal Misoprostol Since 1997, many more randomized controlled trials of vaginal misoprostol for third-trimester cervical ripening or induction of labor with a viable fetus have been completed ...

How to minimize pain According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the most severe pain may occur about 2.5 to 4 hours after taking misoprostol and last about 1 hour.

You can use abortion pills during the first trimester. Procedures, including vacuum aspiration and dilation and evacuation, are more common later in pregnancy.

Objective To assess the effectiveness of low-cost uterine tamponade as an adjunct to misoprostol for the treatment of uncontrolled postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in low-resource settings. Design ...