Health Risks of Abortion
Abortion might cause drastic changes in your life both at physical and psychological levels. Serious emotional and psychological complications are considered to be more common than physical health complications after abortion.
- If parts of fetus or placenta are accidentally left inside the uterus, it causes infection which can become serious and result in infertility.
- There is the danger of the tools used for abortion getting accidentally pushed through the walls causing bleeding and other damages.
- Women who have abortions face an increased risk of ectopic (tubal) pregnancy and also miscarriages in the future.
- Abortion can sometimes lead to very heavy bleeding and might as a result even cause death.
- Using general anesthesia during abortion can result in heart attack and several other complications. Adverse reaction to anesthesia may also lead to death.
- The cervix can get damaged or torn and can cause severe bleeding.
- Studies suggest that women who have aborted have 50 percent increased risk of breast cancer.
- Most women after abortion experience several psychological problems like anxiety, guilt, eating disorders, depression, increased alcohol and drug abuse and suicidal thoughts.
- Abortion can affect later pregnancies. Cervical and uterine damage increases the risk of labor complications, premature delivery and abnormal development of the placenta.
these complications can be easily avoided by undergoing any of the birth control methods that are safe and helathy.
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