| Table 1: Characteristics of 100 patients undergoing medical abortion | |
| Characteristic | No. of patients* |
| Age, yr
1524 | 33 |
| 2534 | 50 |
| 3546 | 17 |
| Gestational age, wk
45 | 35 |
| 5.56 | 44 |
| 6.57 | 17 |
| 7.58 | 4 |
| Baseline human chorionic gonadotropin level, IU/L
14010 000 | 45 |
| 10 00150 000 | 35 |
| 50 001100 000 | 12 |
| 100 001150 000 | 5 |
| > 150 000 | 2 |
| Obstetric history
First pregnancy | 42 |
| 1 previous surgical abortion | 23 |
| > 1 previous surgical abortion | 6 |
| 1 previous live birth | 16 |
| > 1 previous live birth | 16 |
| *The baseline human chorionic gonadotropin level was not obtained from one patient; the number of patients in categories of obstetric history sums to more than 100 because some patients were in more than one category. | |