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Why Is Misoprostol Prescribed Before A Cervical Scan?

I am 62 years old and my gynecologist prescribed misoprostol for my next annual exam because last visit she said my cervix was closed or hard for her to do the exam. I told her to try anyway and it was very painful for the first time. Why is misoprostol prescribed and what does it do? Also, which way should I take it...oral or in the vagina before the exam? Will it make the exam less painful?
Wed, 21 Feb 2018
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Hi,
Thanks for asking .Misoprostal is a uterinde stimulater &cervical dialater..
Your doctor must have prescribed it for facilitating cervicak scan.. without handling the tissue in manual dilatation.
Thanks.
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Why Is Misoprostol Prescribed Before A Cervical Scan?

Hi, Thanks for asking .Misoprostal is a uterinde stimulater &cervical dialater.. Your doctor must have prescribed it for facilitating cervicak scan.. without handling the tissue in manual dilatation. Thanks.