GYNECOLOGY: CONTRACEPTIONPregnancy Outcomes After Removal of Osmotic Dilators in Patients Who Presented for Second-Trimester AbortionMark, Katrina; Merchant, Rashida M.; Hu, Kevin Author Information Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey: August 2019 - Volume 74 - Issue 8 - p 479-480 doi: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000576972.65125.a9 Buy Metrics Abstract (Abstracted from Contraception 2019;99:285–287) The primary method used in the United States to induce second-trimester abortions is dilation and evacuation (D&E). Typically with D&E, a cervical preparation of osmotic dilators is placed up to 24 hours prior to the procedure to decrease surgical risks and complications. Copyright © 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
