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Table 10
Number and Percent of Reported Induced Abortions by Weeks of Gestation
and Principal Procedure, Michigan Occurrences, 2008
Weeks of
Gestation
Principal Procedure
Total Suction
Curettage
Medical
(Non-
Surgical)
Dilation
&
Evacuation
Saline
or
Prostaglandin
Sharp
Curettage
(D & C)
Hysterectomy
or
Hysterotomy
Other
Procedures
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total
25,970
22,054 84.9 2,552 9.8 1,302 5.0 7 0.03 1 0.0 2 0.01 23 0.1
< 5
651 475 73.0 166 25.5 10 1.5 - - - - - - - -
5-8
14,666 12,401 84.6 2,070 14.1 167 1.1 - - 1 0.0 - - 6 0.04
9-12
7,365 6,741 91.5 258 3.5 351 4.8 - - - - - - 8 0.1
13-16
2,285 1,759 77.0 23 1.0 499 21.8 1 0.0 - - - - 3 0.1
17-20
731 483 66.1 21 2.9 222 30.4 2 0.3 - - - - 2 0.3
21-24
229 161 70.3 12 5.2 47 20.5 4 1.7 - - 1 .44 4 1.7
25-28
24 17 70.8 1 4.2 5 20.8 - - - - 1 4.17 - -
Over 28
11 10 90.9 - - 1 9.1 - - - - - - - -


Note: Weeks of gestation is the calculated number of weeks corresponding to the time elapsed since the date of the last regular menstrual period and the date of the abortion. Reports with weeks of gestation not reported are included in the 'Total' row only. Reports with principal procedure not reported are included in the ''All Procedures' column only.  The reporting of procedures used conforms to national recommendations issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In abortions where more than one procedure was performed, the principal procedure was determined according to the following hierachy: hysterectomy/hysterotomy, sharp curettage (D&C), saline injection or prostaglandin, dilation and evacuation, medical (non-surgical), suction curettage, and other procedures.

-: A dash indicates quantity zero.
0.0: Quantity more than zero but less than 0.05.
Source: 2008 File of Reported Induced Abortions Occurring in Michigan, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health.

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