What are the chances that the fetus will be malformed if you have an ongoing pregnancy?
We advise women with ongoing pregnancies to undergo surgical or medical abortions to terminate the pregnancy in order to entirely avoid the risk of having a malformed fetus.
There is an association between birth defects and exposure to misoprostol.These birth defects are such as defects in the skull and abnormalities in the limbs (called Mobius Syndrome). However the relative risk to have a baby with malformations after using Misoprostol is low. (less than 1 malformations on 1000 births exposed to misoprostol).
To compare: the normal risk of having a child with Down syndrome is 1 on 1,300 for a 25-year-old woman; at age 35, the risk increases to 1 on 365. This is a much higher risk than the risk of malformations as a result of the use of Misoprostol. If you fear malformations of your embryo. Please see your doctor and have an ultrasound. The malformations do show on a sonogram (USG).
