Oxytocin and molar pregnancy surgery
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Oxytocin and molar pregnancy surgery
Oxytocin is often given during or after removal of a molar pregnancy to help reduce bleeding. Oxytocin is a medication used to make the uterus contract. It is similar to the substance that the body produces to start labor contractions.
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| Author | Colleen Cronin |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Associate Editor | Lisa Shaw |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Last Updated | November 3, 2005 |
| Last updated: | November 03, 2005 |
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| Author: | Colleen Cronin |
| Reviewed By: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine, Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Lisa Shaw |
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