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Cytotec: Women
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Friends told her about Cytotec, a pill for treating ulcers, that is widely used in Brazil, Colombia and the Dominican Republic (where abortions are ... illegal) to induce miscarriages. The medication is taken orally and works to dilate the cervix, according to All Women's of New York, an organization of private physicians that offer abortion services. In Brazil, Cytotec was banned a few years ago, but is still available on the black market for about $40.
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Women of childbearing potential should not take Cytotec to reduce the risk of stomach ulcers caused by NSAIDs unless there is a high risk of developing stomach ulcers or complications from stomach ulcers due to the use of NSAIDs. If it is necessary for women of childbearing potential to take Cytotec , they must:
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It is because of this last application, a story in the August 30- September 5, 2000, edition of the Village Voice reports, that a sizeable black market has grown up around Cytotec. Often referred to as "the star pill" on the streets because of its five- sided shape, the drug has put a number of women into hospital emergency rooms hemorrhaging or dealing with the effects of an incomplete abortion, the Village Voice reports.
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