Therapeutic abortion

MedGen UID:: 46
•Concept ID:: C0000820
•: Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

Synonyms:	Abortion, Therapeutic; Abortions, Therapeutic; Therapeutic Abortion; Therapeutic Abortions
SNOMED CT:	Therapeutic abortion procedure (386641000); Therapeutic abortion (386641000); Therapeutic termination of pregnancy procedure (386641000)

HPO:	HP:0030449

Definition

Delivery by means of therapeutic termination of pregnancy. Therapeutic abortion may be done to end a pregnancy if the mother's life is in danger or if the baby has abnormalities involving the major organ systems and is not expected to survive after birth or by choice. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

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MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVTherapeutic abortion

Phenotypic abnormality
- Abnormality of prenatal development or birth
  - Abnormal delivery
    - Therapeutic abortion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Chaudhary RK, Nepal C, Khanal N, Pathak R, Giri S, Bhatt VR
Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem 2015;13(2):92-7. doi: 10.2174/187152571302151217124957. PMID: 26695420

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Snider DE Jr, Layde PM, Johnson MW, Lyle MA
Am Rev Respir Dis 1980 Jul;122(1):65-79. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1980.122.1.65. PMID: 6996549

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Recent systematic reviews

Dilatation and curettage versus lesion resection in the treatment of cesarean-scar-pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Li J, Li H, Jiang J, Zhang X, Shan S, Zhao X, Shi B
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021 May;60(3):412-421. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2021.03.006. PMID: 33966722

Doctors or mid-level providers for abortion.

Barnard S, Kim C, Park MH, Ngo TD
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jul 27;2015(7):CD011242. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011242.pub2. PMID: 26214844 Free PMC Article

Pregnancy in women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Schinkel AF
Cardiol Rev 2014 Sep-Oct;22(5):217-22. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000010. PMID: 25093741

Platinum derivatives during pregnancy in cervical cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Zagouri F, Sergentanis TN, Chrysikos D, Bartsch R
Obstet Gynecol 2013 Feb;121(2 Pt 1):337-343. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31827c5822. PMID: 23344284

Assessment of uterine cavity size and shape: a systematic review addressing relevance to intrauterine procedures and events.

Goldstuck N
Afr J Reprod Health 2012 Sep;16(3):130-9. PMID: 23437507

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