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THE EFFECT OF OXYTOCICS ON THE HUMAN CERVIX DURING MIDTRIMESTER PREGNANCY
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00744.x
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1471-0528/asset/cover.gif?v=1&s=b4e1d96c46e18c61210d584b63c13ee375cf562b "BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology")
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 83, Issue 10, pages 780–785, October 1976
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Mackenzie, I. Z. (1976), THE EFFECT OF OXYTOCICS ON THE HUMAN CERVIX DURING MIDTRIMESTER PREGNANCY. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 83: 780–785. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00744.x
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- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
Observations of the effects of oxytocics on the human pregnant cervix have been made in vivo using a double open ended catheter technique. Prostaglandin E2, prostaglandin F2α and oxytocin had similar but no specific effects upon the intracervical canal pressure; ergometrine caused contractions of the cervix. The significance of these findings is discussed in relation to cervical rupture and cervico–vaginal fistulae that have been reported following second trimester abortion induced with prostaglandins.