Table 3

Reasons for phoning the service cited by women following early medical abortion in clinic misoprostol and home misoprostol cohorts

Reason for telephone contactClinic misoprostol (n=66)Home misoprostol (n=109)P value
Pain and/or bleeding27 (40.9)41 (37.6)0.502
Minimal bleeding14 (21.2)14 (12.8)0.140
Pregnancy symptoms1 (1.5)8 (7.3)0.221
Seeking advice/reassurance3 (4.5)14 (12.8)0.172
Positive/invalid LSPT21 (31.8)32 (29.4)0.609
  • All figures are number (%).

  • LSPT, low sensitivity pregnancy test.