Can Mifepristone Be Detected In The Fetal Tissue?

Posted on Wed, 11 Feb 2015

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Wed, 11 Feb 2015 Answered on

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Question : Can mifepristone be detected in the fetal tissue if doctors were to send it to pathology?

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
cannot be detected

Detailed Answer:
Hello mam, thanks for trusting health care magic.
No mifepristone cannot be detected in fetal tissue.
It has been sent for only chromosomal abnormalities so that if there is one, it can be screened in next pregnancy.
Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Manisha Jain (2 hours later)

What do pathologists usually test for when they do take fetal tissue from the d&c and take it back to do examinations? Is it only chromosomal abnormalities?

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
yes

Detailed Answer:
Yes only chromosomal abnormalities is detected in this histopathological analysis.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar