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A 20-year-old female asked:
Are there any alternatives for a d&e?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
A Verified Doctoranswered
39 years experience
Depends...: Depends on what you have, what has been done and where ....what the situation ( weeks of pregnancy )???
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Dr. Kathryn Dobbsanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
D&E: It depends on why the D&E is being recommended. If it is for a miscarriage that has not passed, alternatives are simply waiting until it passes on its own, but the longer you wait the higher the risk of infection. Another option is to use the medication to help speed that process such as Cytotec (misoprostol). There are, of course risks with this is well.
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Last updated Mar 13, 2020
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