The time it takes for uterine contractions to occur after Misoprostol tablets have been inserted into the vagina varies considerably from person to person and can also be related to a woman’s gestational week of pregnancy, for example. In some cases, weak uterine contractions may begin to appear within 15 minutes, while in others, it may take 2 to 6 hours, and in a few cases, no contractions may appear after using the medication.
1. medication abortion: misoprostol tablets as part of the medication abortion, after the application of mifepristone tablets, usually vaginal insertion of misoprostol tablets, most of the uterine contractions may occur in about half an hour, about two hours to discharge the gestational sac.
There are also a few patients who are less sensitive to the drug, it may take about an hour to be able to have abdominal pain, or even longer, such as the second day of abdominal pain to discharge the gestational sac.
2. For inducing labor: vaginal medication generally starts to work earlier, about 15-30 minutes there may be some slight uterine contractions, more obvious uterine contractions generally occur in 2-6 hours after the drug. There are also too sensitive or very insensitive situation, some people 15 minutes contractions are more obvious, there are also ineffective need to use the drug again after 6 hours.
Unregulated use of misoprostol tablets may lead to serious consequences, such as uterine rupture or amniotic fluid embolism, etc., so the drug must be used under the guidance of a doctor, prohibiting the application of a full-term pregnancy combined with uterine scarring, asthma patients and so on.