“…The advent of vacuum aspiration in the 1960s revolutionised the The vacuum aspiration method is also a safe, effective, and acceptable treatment for the treatment of first-trimester uncomplicated incomplete abortion, as is 600 µg oral misoprostol. [22][23][24] MVA is faster, safer, more comfortable, and associated with shorter hospital stay for induced abortion than sharp curettage. 25,26 Additional advantages compared with sharp curettage are its ease of use as an outpatient procedure, the need for less analgesia and anaesthesia, 27 and its lower cost per procedure, especially if done on an outpatient basis.…”