I see people still claiming abortions increase chances for ectopic pregnancies/PID/Breast Cancer/abruptio placentae/depression, etc.
So I thought I would share the facts about what really increases your chances for these things and what abortion ACTUALLY increases risk for.
This was originally a reply to someone, so it’s a repost but here you go:
Here are the facts about what increases risk for ectopic pregnancy:
Factors that can increase your risk of having an ectopic pregnancy include:1
A previous ectopic pregnancy.
Past or present cigarette smoking, which increases your risk of having an ectopic pregnancy. The more you smoke, the higher the risk. Experts suspect that smoking affects fallopian tube function.1, 2
A history of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), often caused by chlamydia or gonorrhea.
Endometriosis, which can cause scar tissue in or around the fallopian tubes.
Exposure to the chemical DES (diethylstilbestrol) before you were born.
Nope. Previous abortions don’t increas your chances for ectopic pregnancies according to a website put together by people with a medical degree. Where did your ‘facts’ come from? I think I trust the people who went to school for 7 years.
You have an increased risk for developing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) if you:
Are at risk for getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Sexually active teens and young women have the highest rate of STIs. This is almost always from having sex without using a condom. The cells of the transformation zone in a younger woman’s cervix are most likely to be infected with chlamydia and gonorrhea, two common STIs.
Have had PID before. If you have had PID once, your reproductive tract may be less able to clear a new infection because of scar tissue from past PID.
Have had chlamydia before, which can lead to a “hypersensitive response” when you are exposed to the bacteria again. A second infection can cause more irritation and pelvic organ damage that is worse than the first time.
Douche. Doctors advise against douching because it increases your risk for vaginal and pelvic infections.
Douching may change the acidity of the vagina. This can help more “bad” bacteria grow, while killing off “good” bacteria, such as lactobacilli.
Douching done incorrectly may flush bacteria from the vagina into the uterus.
Again, interestingly abortion is not listed as increasing your risk factor for this. You have been proven wrong again, but really, where are you getting your ‘facts’ from, because according to actual doctors and experts… they are way off.
Results from major prospective studies
The largest, and probably the most reliable, study on this topic was done during the 1990s in Denmark, a country with very detailed medical records on all its citizens. In this study, all Danish women born between 1935 and 1978 (a total of 1.5 million women) were linked with the National Registry of Induced Abortions and with the Danish Cancer Registry. All of the information about their abortions and their breast cancer came from registries – it was very complete and was not influenced by recall bias.
After adjusting for known breast cancer risk factors, the researchers found that induced abortion(s) had no overall effect on the risk of breast cancer. The size of this study and the manner in which it was done provide good evidence that induced abortion does not affect a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer.
Another large, prospective study was reported on by Harvard researchers in 2007. This study included more than 100,000 women who were between the ages of 29 and 46 at the start of the study in 1993. These women were followed until 2003.
Again, because they were asked about childbirths and abortions at the start of the study, recall bias was unlikely to be a problem. After adjusting for known breast cancer risk factors, the researchers found no link between either spontaneous or induced abortions and breast cancer.
The California Teachers Study also reported on more than 100,000 women in 2008. Researchers asked the women in 1995 about past induced and spontaneous abortions. While the women were being followed in the study, more than 3,300 developed invasive breast cancer. There was no difference in breast cancer risk between the group who had either spontaneous or induced abortions and those who had not had an abortion.
Interesting. The CANCER SOCIETY says there is no link between abortion and breast cancer in three seperate, massive studies in different countries. Wrong again.
Abruptio Placentae:
Various factors can increase the risk of placental abruption, including:
Previous placental abruption. If you’ve experienced placental abruption before, you’re at higher risk of experiencing it again.
High blood pressure. High blood pressure — whether chronic or as a result of pregnancy — increases the risk of placental abruption.
Abdominal trauma. Trauma to your abdomen — such as from a fall or other type of blow to the abdomen — makes placental abruption more likely.
Substance abuse. Placental abruption is more common in women who smoke or use cocaine during pregnancy.
Premature rupture of the membranes. During pregnancy, the baby is surrounded and cushioned by a fluid-filled membrane called the amniotic sac. The risk of placental abruption increases if the sac leaks or breaks before labor begins.
Blood-clotting disorders. Any condition that impairs your blood’s ability to clot increases the risk of placental abruption.
Multiple pregnancy. If you’re carrying more than one baby, the delivery of the first baby can cause changes in the uterus that trigger placental abruption before the other baby or babies are delivered.
Maternal age. Placental abruption is more common in older women, especially after age 40.
Mayo clinic says you are wrong again! Facinating what simple reasearch provides you with. Wow. (By the way webMD said the same thing, Mayo and webMD were both put together by doctors, they are trustworthy, reputable sources. Unlike whatever you were using apparently…
Likewise chances of infertility are high among illegal abortions but in a safe, legal abortion your chance of infertility is not increased by abortions excepting in cases where a complication occured.
This was very tough to find an unbiased source for. Pro life sites say 100% regret their abortions at some point in life.
But the one I found said it was closer to 10% who regretted their abortion. All people reported feeling more than one emotion. 90% of them report relief being among them.
I suggest looking here to read some stories from people who do not regret their abortions. There are thousands of them.
In fact the ONLY health risks I found in my searching was this:
However, some research suggests a possible link between abortion and an increased risk of:
Vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy
Placenta previa — when the placenta partially or completely covers the cervix, which can cause severe bleeding before or during delivery
And research in this area is not solid either, they are not 100% sure as long term unbiased studies are either ongoing or have yet to begin.
These four small things? Not nearly as bad as what you lied about described and all of which are thought to be such an insignifigant increased risk that it’s almost negligable.
