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Abortifacient and Medical abortion

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Difference between Abortifacient and Medical abortion

Abortifacient vs. Medical abortion

An abortifacient ("that which will cause a miscarriage" from Latin: abortus "miscarriage" and faciens "making") is a substance that induces abortion. A medical abortion is a type of non-surgical abortion in which medication is used to bring about abortion.

Similarities between Abortifacient and Medical abortion

Abortifacient and Medical abortion have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Abortion, Gemeprost, Methotrexate, Mifepristone, Misoprostol, Prostaglandin, Prostaglandin analogue.

Abortion

Abortion is the ending of pregnancy by removing an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus.

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Gemeprost

Gemeprost (16, 16-dimethyl-trans-delta2 PGE1 methyl ester) is an analogue of prostaglandin E1.

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Methotrexate

Methotrexate (MTX), formerly known as amethopterin, is a chemotherapy agent and immune system suppressant.

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Mifepristone

Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol, to bring about an abortion.

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Misoprostol

Misoprostol, sold under the brandname Cytotec among others, is a medication used to start labor, cause an abortion, prevent and treat stomach ulcers, and treat postpartum bleeding due to poor contraction of the uterus.

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Prostaglandin

The prostaglandins (PG) are a group of physiologically active lipid compounds having diverse hormone-like effects in animals.

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Prostaglandin analogue

Prostaglandin analogues are a class of drugs that bind to a prostaglandin receptor.

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Abortifacient and Medical abortion Comparison

Abortifacient has 57 relations, while Medical abortion has 42. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 7.07% = 7 / (57 + 42).

References

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