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1. Mifepristone -- United States
   Mifepristone (formerly known as RU 486) is a safe, effective method for terminating a pregnancy through a medical - rather than a surgical - abortion. A woman can take mifepristone as soon as she knows she is pregnant. It is administered orally, is non-invasive, requires no anesthesia, and bears no risk of infection. Also known as the "abortion pill," mifepristone is approved as a method of early abortion within the first 7 weeks of pregnancy in the United States. It is used up to the 9th week of pregnancy in the United Kingdom.
2. Abortion -- Abortion Pill
   Abortion can be induced for medical reasons or because of an elective decision to end the pregnancy. Procedures for inducing abortion include vacuum suction (the most common, used in the early stages of pregnancy), dilatation and evacuation (D and E), induction (injection of abortifacients such as prostaglandins into the uterus), and hysterotomy (a surgical procedure similar to a cesarean section, used later in pregnancy, especially when the woman’s life is in danger). The “abortion pill,” the drug RU-486 (mifepristone), was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States in 2000. It is used within the first seven weeks of pregnancy. A second drug is taken two days later to start uterine contractions and complete the abortion. The drugs methotrexate and misoprostol have ... been used experimentally to end early pregnancies.
3. Mifepristone -- Bleeding
   Mifepristone... known as RU486, is used to induce abortion, and is classified both as a progesterone and a glucocorticosteroid receptor antagonist. It has also been used experimentally to treat Cushing’s syndrome (hyperfunctioning adrenal glands), breast cancer, and glaucoma.
4. Mifepristone
   Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid compound used as a pharmaceutical. It is used as an abortifacient in the first two months of pregnancy, and in smaller doses as an emergency contraceptive. It can ... be used as a treatment for obstetric bleeding.[1] During early trials, it was known as RU-486, its designation at the Roussel Uclaf company, which designed the drug. The drug was initially made available in France, and other countries then followed—often amid controversy. In France and countries other than the United States it is marketed and distributed by Exelgyn Laboratories under the tradename Mifegyne. In the United States it is sold by Danco Laboratories under the tradename Mifeprex.
5. Cocktail -- Drugs
   Hausknecht and company make much of the increased privacy flowing from the "abortion cocktail." This is, to be charitable, a delusion fostered largely by dishonest reporting and slovenly procedure. In their book RU-486: Misconceptions, Myths, and Morals, the feminists Janice G. Raymond, Renate Klein, and Lynette J. Dumble point out that all medical abortions, far from being purely private affairs between women and their physicians, are even more public than the conventional surgical (suction) abortions. A woman seeking a medical abortion of any sort must submit to a general physical examination (to assure she is an apt candidate for the drugs in question) as well as to a pelvic examination. She must have a blood test to confirm the pregnancy and an ultrasound examination to assure that the pregnancy is within the established limits of gestation for such an abortion. A legally mandated waiting period may follow, after which the woman must return to be given an injection by a physician or nurse. She must return a third time for the ingestion of the second drug (misoprostol, used both in RU-486 and the new "abortion cocktail"), whereupon she is subjected to a second pelvic examination as well as to an elaborate mix of blood tests.
6. Mifepristone -- Pregnancies
   Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid with an antiprogestational action as a result of competition with progesterone at the progesterone receptors. In women at doses of greater than or equal to 1mg/kg, mifepristone antagonises the endometrial and myometrial effects of progesterone. In pregnancy it sensitises the myometrium to the contraction-inducing action of prostaglandin. It is an abortifacient. It does not bind to mineralocorticoid receptors; therefore the risk of acute adrenal failure during mifepristone intake is negligible. It binds to the glucocorticoid receptors.
7. Cytotec -- Doctors
   Because Cytotec can cause miscarriage, sometimes leading to the mother's death, it should not be taken during pregnancy. If you are a woman of childbearing age, do not take Cytotec unless you have thoroughly discussed the risks with your doctor.
8. Cytotec -- Drugs
   Cytotec is the trade name of a synthetic prostaglandin analogue, misoprostol. It is marketed in the USA as a specific drug for the prevention and treatment of NSAID induced stomach ulcers. In Brazil it is widely used as an abortifacient. There have been several clinical trials of its use as a cervical ripening and labor inducing agent. It is extremely effective at very low doses, is very cheap, and has been used on many many women without their being aware that it really is still an experimental use. A good MedLine search will get you gobs of references...if you don't have access to MedLine through the hospital, go to medscape (www.medscape.com) or a similar site.
9. Fibroids -- Pregnancy
   Fibroids are often detected at a routine scan during pregnancy. They do not necessarily cause any problems. However, there is an increased risk of miscarriage, premature labour and bleeding in women who have fibroids so it's important to consider seeking specialist care from an obstetrician.
10. Cancer -- Breast Cancer
    Cancer screenings, such as mammography and breast examination for breast cancer and colonoscopy for colon cancer, may help catch these cancers at their early, most treatable stages. Some people at high risk for developing certain cancers can take medication to reduce their risk.

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