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    ABORTIFACIENTS

    A SMINAR PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY

    FACULTY OF SCIENCE, EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY, ABAKALIKI

    BY

    AGAH, CYNTHIA CHIDERA

    EBSU/2017/88639

    IN PARTIAL FILFULMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE BCH 493

    SUPERVISOR: PROF K.N AGBAFOR

    OCTOBER, 2021
    ABSTRACT

    Abortifacient is any drug or chemical preparation that induces abortion. Abortion is the
    expulsion of a fetus from the uterus before it has reached the stage of viability (in human
    beings,usually about the 20th week of gestation). An abortion may occur spontaneously or by
    induction. The most common agents of modern medical abortion includes Misoprostol and
    Mifepristone. These drugs acts as an anti-progesterone or progesterone blockers which prevents
    progesterone from mediating their biological effects in the body (in the presence of progesterone,
    these drugs acts as a competitive progesterone receptor antagonist, it causes decidual necrosis
    which leads to detachment of the pregnancy, It acts on the endometrial vessels to disrupt the
    pregancy’s blood supply). The route through which the active substance take from application
    location to the location where it has its target effect is usually rather a matter of
    pharmacokinetics (concerning the process of uptake, distribution, and elimination of drugs).
    Risks and adverse effects of abortifacient includes uterine perforation, cervical laceration, injury
    to the intestines-bladder-blood vessels, maternal death. The effective use of contraceptives,
    avoiding unintended pregnancy can help to reduce the rate of abortion in our country. The
    strategies that effectively prevent unsafe abortion is an investment that results not only in
    reduced human loss and suffering but also in net economic gain for the countries involved.
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