Claims of misoprostol use based on blood sampling should be viewed with skepticism.

Authors :: Frye LJ
Winikoff B
Meckstroth K
Source :: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics [Int J Gynaecol Obstet] 2014 Nov; Vol. 127 (2), pp. 125-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Aug 27.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: Efforts to prosecute women for induced abortion have included allegations that misoprostol was found in body fluids. These claims, however, are questionable owing to the timing of specimen collection for accurate results, the scarcity and expense of validated assays, and the onerous lab procedures required to determine the presence of the substance. Adequate scrutiny should be applied each time such a claim is made.<br /> (Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.)

Subjects :: Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
Mexico
Pregnancy
United States
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal analysis
Abortion, Induced legislation & jurisprudence
Abortion, Induced methods
Clinical Chemistry Tests
Misoprostol analysis

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1879-3479
Volume :: 127
Issue :: 2
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 25220862
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.08.006

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