Background: This study aimed to find out the patients preference towards the man-agementof pregnancy loss to either Misoprostol or dilatation and evacuation or curet-tage (D&C) in two different study periods. Methods: Retrospective chart review study included a total of 411 patients. The first study period was January to December 2010 and the second study period was Janu-ary to December 2014. All patients were managed in Sultan Qaboos University Hos-pital of Oman. Results: Misoprostol was more preferable than dilatation and curettage D&C in both 2010 and 2014, with percentages of 79.30% and 69.57%, respectively. There was a slight increase in the preference toward D&C in 2014. There was a slight increase in the preference toward D&C with older age group as well as in patients with history of miscarriages. Conclusion: In comparison between 2010 and 2014 data, there was no significant change in patients’ preference. There was a slight increase in the preference toward D&C in the older age group and in patients with previous history of abortion in both years.
Background: This study aimed to find out the patients preference towards the man-agementof pregnancy loss to either Misoprostol or dilatation and evacuation or curet-tage (D&C) in two different study periods. Methods: Retrospective chart review study included a total of 411 patients. The first stud...