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Failed medical and surgical termination of pregnancy

Family Planning and Women's Health Services, 18 Dean Terrace, Edinburgh, EH14 INL, UK. email: ascott{at}doctors.org.uk (corresponding author)

Anna Glasier, Director of Family Planning and Well Women Services and Senior Lecturer

Lothllam Primary Care NHS Trust, Family Planning and Women's Health Services 14 Dean Terrace, Edinburgh. UK.

Unwanted pregnancies can be terminated by either medical or surgical methods. Although both procedures are safe, complications may occur and it is important to inform patients of the potential risks during their pre-operative counselling. The most common complication is the persistence of fetal and/or placental tissue, more rarely the pregnancy may continue. Both patient and operator factors can contribute to the risk of continuing pregnancy. There are a number of precautions that can be taken prior to, or following, the procedure in order to reduce the risk of these rare, but important, complications.

Keywords Keywords / abortion / continuing pregnancy / failed termination / medical termination / surgical termination