Comparison of pain, cortisol levels, and psychological distress in women undergoing surgical termination of pregnancy under local anaesthesia versus intravenous sedation.docVIP

BMC Psychiatry BioMedCentral Research article Open Access Comparison of pain, cortisol levels, and psychological distress in women undergoing surgical termination of pregnancy under local anaesthesia versus intravenous sedation Sharain Suliman*1, Todd Ericksen1, Peter Labuschgne2, Renee de Wit1, Dan J Stein1 and Soraya Seedat1 Address: 1MRC Research Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, Cape Town, 7505, South Africa and 2Marie Stopes Clinic, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa Email: Sharain Suliman* - sharain@sun.ac.za; Todd Eri