References and resources

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The information in this chart was derived from a “Practical Guide for Selection of MVA Instruments” published by Engenderhealth in 2003.

A Bibliography for MVA

Bird ST, Harvey SM, Nichols MD, et al: Comparing the acceptability of manual vacuum aspiration and electric vacuum aspiration as methods of early abortion. J Am Med Wom Assoc 2001;56:124-126.

Blumenthal PD, Remsburg RE: A time and cost analysis of the management of incomplete abortion with manual vacuum aspiration. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1994;45:261-267.

Creinin MD, Schwartz JL, Guido RS et al: Early pregnancy failure: Current management concepts. Obstet Gynecol Surv 2001;56:2-12.

Edelman A, Nichols MD, Jensen J: Comparison of pain and time of procedures with two first-trimester abortion techniques performed by residents and faculty. Amer J Obstet Gynecol 2001;184(7):1564-1567.

Edwards J, Creinin MD: Surgical abortion for gestations of less than 6 weeks. Curr Probl Obstet Gynecol Fertil 1997;20:11-19.

Glick E: Surgical Abortion: West End Women's Medical Group; 1998.

Goldberg et al: Manual versus electric vacuum aspiration for early first–trimester abortion: a controlled study of complication rates. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2004: 103: 1: 101-107

Grimes DA, Schulz KF, Cates WJ: Prevention of uterine perforation during curettage abortion. JAMA 1984;251(16):2108-2111.

MacIsaac L, Darney P: Early surgical abortion: An alternative to and backup for medical abortion. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;183:S76-S83.

Rawling MJ, Wiebe ER: A randomized controlled trial of fentanyl for abortion pain. Amer J Obstet Gynecol 2001;185(1):103-7.

Rawling MJ, Wiebe ER: Pain control in abortion clinics. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1998;60:293-295.

Stubblefield PG: Control of pain in women undergoing abortion. Int J Gynecol Obstet Supplement 1989;3:131-140.

Weibe ER, Rawling M, Janssen P. Comparison of 0.5% and 1.0% lidocaine for abortions. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1996;55:71-72.

Weibe ER, Rawling M. Pain control in abortion. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1995;50:41-46.

Weibe ER. Comparison of the efficacy of different local anesthetics and techniques of local anesthesia in therapeutic abortions. Amer J Obstet Gynecol 1992;167:131-134.

Westfall JM, Sophocles A, Burggraf H, et al: Manual vacuum aspiration for first-trimester abortion. Arch Fam Med 1998;7:559-562.

Westhoff C, Picardo L, Morrow E. Quality of life following early medical or surgical abortion. Contraception 2003; 67 (1) : 41-47