What is the danger of abortion: possible complications and consequences

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Abortion is the only surgical intervention, the main task of which is not considered to be getting rid of the disease. On the contrary, abortion is carried out in order to prevent a natural phenomenon. And no matter how long an abortion is allowed, no matter what method is used for this, abortion rarely has consequences for a woman's he alth. The number of abortions in Russia is increasing every year. Women are often interested in why medical abortion is dangerous and is it dangerous at all? Let's try to figure it out.

Is abortion harmful?

Often, women do not think about the possible consequences of an abortion. But the results of abortion can appear, if not immediately, then after a certain period of time, even after many years.

Artificial termination of pregnancy will contradict the natural nature of man. The body is not endowed with the ability to understand whether a woman wants to become pregnant or not. And any interference in the mechanism of procreation can be understood in its own way.

Consequences

Women who have not yet given birth are interested in the dangers of abortion during the first pregnancy. And it is not in vain that they ask this question, because it is considered the most dangerous. The function of childbearing programmed by nature changes significantly. The body does not know how the cervix opens before the scheduled period, for what reason the fetus is removed by an incomprehensible method. In this regard, no matter how traumatic the intervention, the consequences of an abortion will take place. After all, an operation is attempted on the most important function of the body of any woman - the reproduction of offspring.

The very first thing that an abortion in the early stages is dangerous is the inability to have children in the future. Most of the infertile women were not able to give birth to children in the future precisely because of the abortion. This could happen due to the fact that complications appeared during or after this procedure. Abortion, among other things, could result in injury to the internal genital organs. The possibility of infertility is more acceptable in women who become pregnant for the first time. According to statistics, the basis of half of the total number of episodes of tubal infertility is abortion.

Scraping

The most popular method of abortion is fetal curettage, even during the procedure it can cause significant he alth problems. Is abortion dangerous after caesarean, as well as during the first pregnancy? Such an abortion is performed almost blindly and by touch. Even a doctor with great experience often has to do surgeryalmost at random, since the location of the internal organs and the fetus are not visible to him. The specialist will direct instruments into the internal cavity in order to find, dissect and pull out the fetus. Many organs can be damaged in this process. An unnatural opening of the uterus can result in her injuries.

Injury

Tears easily appear with careless influence on the cervix, since its surface is extremely sensitive and elastic. The muscles of the uterus during pregnancy are extremely vulnerable, and therefore scraping the fetus from its walls may accompany its unintentional injuries. Worst-case surgery outcomes for severe uterine damage - immediate operative removal.

Anesthesia

It is also necessary to remember about the individual susceptibility of the body to anesthesia. From time to time, women under anesthesia have a heart rhythm failure, impaired functioning of the excretory system and respiratory organs. Allergic shock may occur when anesthesia is administered.

The consequences of scraping

Possible consequences after an abortion:

• Injuries to vessels located in the uterus lead to large blood losses.
• Inflammation of the genital organs appear as a result of infection during the operation. If the uterine tubes become inflamed, then later there is the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy, which is also fraught with abortion.
• The impossibility of a new pregnancy appears afterabortion due to the fact that obstruction of the uterine tubes may develop.
• Difficulties in subsequent pregnancy. Injuries to the cervix are fraught with a deterioration in its condition, and this threatens with miscarriages and premature births.
• Menstrual irregularities. They occur as a result of injury to the mucous membrane of the uterus. As a result, severe bleeding and pain during critical days.

Mental disorders. Women who decide to terminate a pregnancy often feel guilty, fearful, and depressed. They are characterized by mood swings, unreasonable tantrums, nervousness. This can be considered the result of a malfunction of the internal organs, a heartbeat disorder, etc

Who is at risk?

Deplorable abortion results are not uncommon. But there is a special risk group that is most at risk after surgery:

• Women who have had two or more abortions.
• Women with inflammation of the reproductive system.
• Women who had an abortion during their first pregnancy.
• Women who have had ovarian or uterine surgery.

The most terrifying result of an abortion is a reduction in the ability to carry a normal child without diseases in the future. Abortion increases the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy, defects in the placenta and the unborn child. After the first abortion, the possibility of losing a child is a quarter of all situations, the second abortion multiplies this number toone third part. All of the following operations not only increase the chance of miscarriage by up to 50%, but also pose a threat of developing a tumor in the breast, uterus and cervix.

Why is abortion especially dangerous for a woman who has not given birth?

The statistics are pretty deplorable: 80 out of 100 women diagnosed with infertility had an abortion while carrying a child for the first time.

1. "Primary miscarriage" - this means that the body has stored in the "memory" everything that happened during the first pregnancy and subsequently tries to repeat everything.
2. Inability to bear a child. The cervix, first opened through surgery, loses its good condition and flexibility, which affects the ability of a woman to give birth to a he althy child.
3. Problems with menstruation. The first termination of pregnancy can interrupt the normal functioning of the endocrine system. The hormonal background will deviate from normal levels. Critical days become irregular. Hormonal changes also affect a woman's psyche and can lead to overweight problems and sexual deviations.
4. Possible damage to the walls of the uterus, infection (both during the first abortion and subsequent).

To make the first abortion less traumatic and reduce all possible negative results from the procedure, it is required to resort to medical or vacuum abortion. Since the surgical termination of the first pregnancy is practicallyalways very dangerous.

Is pill abortion dangerous?

If the timing and time allows, it is better to terminate the pregnancy with medication. As discussed earlier, this will reduce the risk of adverse effects and negative abortion outcomes. The second surgical abortion is even more dangerous than the first. Regardless of the total number of abortions, the greater their number, the more a woman undermines her own he alth. In this regard, if it was not possible to carry out the procedure before the seventh week of pregnancy, it is not recommended to do it at all.

Underground abortions

Particularly dangerous are criminal abortions carried out outside of specialized institutions and by people who do not have the proper qualifications. Why is this type of abortion dangerous? Immediately after such operations, infertility and death of a woman occur most often. A woman can die due to many complications that are caused by the operation, for example, due to large blood loss, damage to the uterus, infection, thrombosis, sepsis.

Adolescence

Today, statistics say that more than seventy percent of pregnant teenagers solve the problem through an abortion. And this is very unfortunate, because surgery at such a young age can be fraught with many problems, up to death for a girl. Why is abortion (vacuum, medical, etc.) dangerous at this age?

Such early terminations of pregnancy girls, without realizing it, can ruin their lives. It is logical that few girls want to complicate their lives at 16, but an abortion at this age can be fraught with dangerous side effects, such as endometritis, inflammation, etc.

Abortions in adolescence are especially dangerous. Many mistakenly believe that by solving the problem of unwanted pregnancy through medication, the girl will in no way harm herself. This is not so, because during medical abortion, the most powerful hormonal agents are used in large quantities, which can shake the hormonal system so much that the girl will need to put it in order for quite some time. No specialist can guarantee that everything will return to normal, and that the girl will have the opportunity to conceive and give birth to a child in the future.

Is abortion safe?

Probable complications after medical interruption are less likely than after surgery. In this case, what is the danger of pills? If there is heavy bleeding or significant hormonal problems, if left untreated, they can cause the inability to conceive and even cause the woman's death. Although medical abortion is usually referred to as traditional methods, it can lead to significant hormonal disruptions. The main female difficulties after this can be called:

• Spasms and severe uncontrolled blood loss.
• Inflammation in the reproductive system.
• Menstrual problems.
• Hyperthermia.
• Ovarian dysfunction.
• Pain in the abdomen.

Medicine use

Many women want to understand if a mini-abortion is dangerous and how the rehabilitation after it goes. Soreness and bleeding immediately after a medical abortion is considered normal. Pain increases approximately 30-60 minutes after using Misoprostol, but after separation and release of the fetal egg, it disappears. Naproxen or Ibuprofen can be taken to reduce pain, and narcotic painkillers such as Oxycodone or Codeine are sometimes prescribed for unbearable soreness.

In about three to four percent of cases, pharmacological abortion may result in partial interruption or further development of the fetus and continuation of pregnancy. These kinds of effects after taking the medication often occur when the dosage of the drugs is not observed or the late periods of pregnancy, the presence of hidden inflammatory processes or the malfunctioning of the hormonal environment. With such results of an abortion, a woman is disturbed by prolonged non-stop and profuse bleeding, which is accompanied by cramping, painful contractions, fever begins. To get rid of the symptoms, as a rule, curettage of the fetus from the internal cavity is prescribed. If this is not done, then those remaining insidefetal tissues rot, provoke infectious processes, general blood poisoning, and even death is possible.

Recovery procedures after an abortion include the prevention of inflammation, for which antibiotics are prescribed. To normalize the hormonal status, doctors prescribe oral contraceptives. In general, after termination of pregnancy, especially after a long term, such medicines as "Doxycycline" and "Metronidazole", "Fluconazole", which have anti-inflammatory effects, vitamin complexes and various oral contraceptives are used.