Effect Of Using Expired Misoprostol

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I was 37 wks pregnant and was given expired misoprostol tables to induce labor and i gave birth to a still born baby. Can the expired tablets be the cause?

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I was given 4 misoprostol pill about one year and six months ago that I didn't use until now. Nothing happened to my body after I took the medication I'm 8weeks pregnant what are the harms of my pregnancy going forward

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What happens if you take expired abortion pills, in which they expire this year?

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Right now I am in turkey where medical abortion is illegal and I brought Misoprostol from another country. What could happen if I took 2-month-expired abortion pills?

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I took abirtion pills two weeks after pregnancy and the bleeding was so light and lasted for only a few hrs could i still b pregnant

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You are giving misinformation, "Informed." Misoprostol makes the cervix soften and the uterus contract, so it's recommended by the International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for many different obstetrical needs including inducing labor, abortion, and stopping post-partum hemorrhage. It's very unlikely that it would be the cause of a stillbirth when used to induce labor, it just helps the cervix open and uterine contractions start, it doesn't act on the fetus or baby directly.

Unlike some medications that become dangerous when expired, expired misoprostol is just going to be less potent or not potent at all, so wouldn't cause a stillbirth.

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I have taken Misoprostol, and just waiting to take Mifepristone now, which is expired. Am not sure if it will work.

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I find it heart breaking and beyond infuriating that "informed" tells someone who just lost a baby and is clearly in terrible grief, that misoprostol was likely the cause of the 37 week still birth. The medication softens the cervix and is used for several reasons including preparation for iud insertion, to nudge labor along, and more. We don't need more misinformation out here.

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