Experiences with misoprostol-only for medication abortion: Considerations when counseling patients on misoprostol-only

October 2023

Experiences with misoprostol-only for medication abortion: Considerations when counseling patients on misoprostol-only

Offering misoprostol-only medication abortion alongside combined regimens can further support and expand medication abortion access in the United Sates. To support the development of patient education materials and counseling, this brief offers data from the Studying Accompaniment model Feasibility & Effectiviness (SAFE) Study about the details of abortion completion, time to expulsion, bleeding, cramping and side effects among people who used a misoprostol-only regimen.