Manual vacuum aspiration: a safe and cost-effective substitute for dilatation and curettage on the surgical management of First-Trimester Abortion

Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) with dilatation and curettage in the management of first trimester abortion. Study Design: A prospective randomized study was conducted between January 2010 to December 2012, at the Obstetrics and Gynecology department, Salman Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital. Four hundred women presenting with spontaneous miscarriage with gestational age <12 weeks were included in the study, these patients underwent either MVA group (n=200) or DC9(6):581- 585). (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.jofamericanscience.org. 73

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