mifepristone
- n an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU_486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
- With mifepristone, a woman typically passes large blood clots in the toilet within 24 hours after taking the second pill.
- That's exactly what mifepristone did for the experiment's mice, all of which had the BRCA-1 gene.
- The current data show that women who use mifepristone are no better or worse off than those who choose surgical abortion, but the study didn't measure either group against women .