The consequences of abortion - the consequences of medical abortion, mini-abortion, first abortion
Every woman knows that abortion is harmful and dangerous for the female body. Doctors and various medical organizations constantly warn that the consequences of abortion can be severe, and sometimes irreparable. And yet the number of abortions is continuously growing. But the statistics only know the official figures. Nobody knows the exact number of criminal abortions. Surely this is a terrible number.
Undoubtedly, there are situations when an abortion is necessary and is an indication of a doctor. These are various genetic abnormalities in fetal development identified as a result of amniocentesis, as well as various diseases associated with the risk to the health and life of the mother.
If the decision to make an abortion is still made, you need to do it with the utmost care. This means that you need to carry out the operation only in a gynecological hospital. Before the abortion, you must pass all the prescribed tests and get a referral doctor. On the basis of tests, examination and gestation period, the doctor will recommend a suitable method of abortion.
Abortions are divided into early( pregnancy up to 12 weeks) and late abortions( 12 to 28 weeks).Physicians try, if possible, to conduct artificial abortions in the early period. There is also a type of abortion, such as mini-abortion( done on early days of pregnancy - from 12 to 25 days of delay).
Consequences of medical abortion
With a delay of up to 42 days, medical abortion( with the help of French tablets) is possible. The action of the tablets is based on the blocking of special receptors of the uterus, responsible for the preservation and development of the fetus.
Compared with surgical types of abortion, the consequences after medical abortion are minimal. This is the most safe option for women. Tools do not penetrate into the uterus, there are no tears, cuts and other injuries. What is very important, there are no complications after anesthesia. Thus, medical abortion is the most acceptable way to terminate a pregnancy for up to 6 weeks.
The drawback of medical abortion is a significant decrease in effectiveness with an increase in duration. In other words, the later medical abortion is conducted, the less likely the desired effect.
Mifepristone, used for medical abortion, sometimes causes serious side effects, and in some cases, death.
Consequences of a mini-abortion
Interruption in the early term is called mini-abortion or vacuum aspiration( vacuum abortion).This is a non-surgical way of abortion. It is carried out by a special apparatus, the operation principle of which resembles a vacuum cleaner. Mini abortion is not as dangerous as surgical abortion. In some cases, it is even preferable to medical abortion.
The positive side of this type of abortion can be attributed very insignificant probability of complications. The risk of severe bleeding, perforation of the uterus and infections is relatively small. Mini abortion in most cases is carried out under local anesthesia and takes a little time( the average duration of the operation is 2-10 minutes).
After 14 days after the mini abortion, it is necessary to undergo an examination with a gynecologist to make sure that the operation has gone without consequences and, if necessary, to prevent possible complications.
The consequences of a mini-abortion, if all the doctor's recommendations are followed, will be minimal.
Consequences of the first abortion
Any abortion is a biological trauma. The body receives a serious hormonal failure, the work of the endocrine glands and the activity of the nervous system are disrupted.
The first abortion is dangerous complications. Moreover, they can be both approximate and remote. Diseases provoked by artificial termination of pregnancy, most often lead to chronic gynecological diseases and infertility. Any type of abortion negatively affects the genital function of women.
In nulliparous women, the mucous membrane covering the uterine cavity is thin and vulnerable. When conducting an operation, it is easily traumatized and inflamed. Acute inflammatory processes are fraught with serious chronic diseases. Serious consequences can also be attributed to vein thrombosis. It occurs in the lower limbs, as a result of the ingress of blood clots into the bloodstream. The consequences of anesthesia are also dangerous, and sometimes deadly. Disorders of heart rate and liver function, deviations in the work of the respiratory system - all these are consequences of anesthesia. There is also a risk of anaphylactic shock.
For a woman with Rhesus-negative blood, first abortion is doubly dangerous. Regardless of the Rh factor of the fetus, the first pregnancy always proceeds normally, but the subsequent often causes Rh-conflict. It can be the cause of hemolytic anemia in a child.
Therefore, after making the decision to make the first abortion, we must remember that the second pregnancy may already not be.
The psychological consequences of
A woman may decide to artificially terminate a pregnancy for various reasons. Alcoholism in the family, financial and housing problems, mistrust between partners - all this often leads a woman to a decision to have an abortion. But abortion is a very serious stress.
Even if on medical parameters the abortion operation was successful, a certain malfunction in the work of the nervous system is still inevitable.
Having decided to interrupt the pregnancy, and thus, to solve their problems, many women still do not fully realize that they only aggravate the situation. The internal conflict joins the external conflict. It arises because any woman subconsciously feels that her destiny is a continuation of the genus. Feeling of fear and loneliness, nightmares and debilitating insomnia - these are consequences after the abortion, arising from the repressed feelings of guilt.
This mental pain rarely goes away without the help of a specialist. In addition, such states can cause a kind of chain reaction. Various somatic diseases can develop, and women become patients simultaneously three doctors - the therapist, the gynecologist and the psychotherapist.
In medicine, the severe psychological consequences of abortion are called "Post-abortion syndrome".It implies a whole complex of mental, psychological and psychosomatic abnormalities. But this problem is solved."Postabortny syndrome" is treated, and quite successfully.
Abortions are still being carried out in huge numbers. Experts believe that this phenomenon existed, and will exist, despite a lot of negative physical and emotional consequences. But, all the same, it is better not to forget that after the operation on the artificial termination of pregnancy the body of a woman experiences a real shock. First of all - hormonal.
If abortion is unavoidable, it is unacceptable to try to get rid of pregnancy on your own. Address to the professional, in the specialized medical institution. The gynecologist will give all the necessary recommendations. Correctly performed surgery and follow-up at the gynecologist will minimize possible consequences.