Prevention of abortion is an urgent issue, which should first of all convey the truth to humanity about the negative consequences of abortion on the physical and mental well-being of a woman. After all, this is a rather dangerous procedure that threatens not only health but also life.
Pregnancy - joy or tragedy?
Pregnancy is a joyful and expected event in the life of most people. News about the nascent life in the body of a woman inspires, gives a feeling of joy and happiness.
But it often happens that the news about the expectation of a child causes completely different emotions. Priorities are often set differently: career, inappropriate age, unfulfilled love, loneliness, fear of difficulties lead to the fact that the priceless gift of nature is simply destroyed.
Often the reason for an unwanted pregnancy lies in the fact that all contraceptive measures have not been followed. The use of inadequate methods of protection (for example, the biological method), the failure to use even the most modern contraceptives, the inability to use them (in case of rape).
Sometimes a woman's state of health contributes to the fact that the pregnancy has to be terminated. A child is disposed of through abortion.
This often rash decision leads to tragic consequences that negatively affect the whole future life of a woman.
Ways to get rid of unwanted pregnancy
The term for abortion is 22 weeks. There are 4 ways to get rid of the fetus. These include: medical termination of pregnancy, abortion using tools, vacuum aspiration and alternative methods.
All methods of abortion have their drawbacks and are fraught with consequences, since this procedure is unnatural for the female body. All of the above procedures (except for folk methods, which we do not recommend resorting to at all) can only be performed in a medical institution. It should be borne in mind that the sooner an abortion occurs, the safer this procedure will be for the woman herself.
Getting rid of pregnancy through medication
The most gentle method is the medication method of abortion. The consequences of this procedure will still leave a negative imprint on the health of women. Although the uterus is not injured, the woman’s body is exposed to severe hormonal effects. This method is resorted to in the very early stages (up to 8 weeks of pregnancy).
The procedure consists of taking special medications prescribed by a doctor that contribute to the death of the embryo. Do not prescribe medications yourself. Having taken the medicine, a woman must be under the supervision of doctors, because the funds are very potent, and the control of specialists is simply necessary.
Bleeding, which can last up to two weeks, will be a sign that taking the pills has had an effect.
Do not forget that if you use the medical method of abortion, the consequences are inevitable. Taking such drugs can contribute to hormonal disruption in the body. And there is also the threat of incomplete exit of the fetal egg, which subsequently entails surgical abortion.
Vacuum Abortion
The vacuum method of abortion is getting rid of the unwanted fetus through a special device, a vacuum aspirator. This method is used up to 5 weeks of pregnancy. The device introduced into the vagina, creating negative pressure on the uterus, helps to separate the embryo from the mucous membrane. The procedure is performed using local anesthesia.
After this procedure, the doctor examines the woman, and if the ultrasound reveals that the fetal egg is not completely removed, the woman expects a second abortion. This method of abortion is fraught with pains in the lower abdomen, a complete violation of the hormonal background, menstrual disorders.
Abortion through Surgery
To terminate a pregnancy, an abortion is performed using general anesthesia. With special tools, the doctor opens the uterus and scrapes the embryo, removing it from the uterus.
Artificial abortion is an unnatural process. Therefore, no matter how highly skilled a specialist this operation is carried out, and no matter how long it is performed, negative consequences are inevitable. With this type of abortion, damage to the cervix, the uterus itself, extensive bleeding and the development of infertility are possible. Here is an incomplete list of possible negative consequences of this operation.
Why abortion prevention
The reproductive health of women is an important topic of domestic and world medicine. This is due to the fact that recently the percentage of abortions that have a negative impact on birth control has increased very much. Sadly, it is by artificial termination that most pregnancies in our country end. What does this lead to? Artificial abortion can lead not only to a violation of a woman’s health, but also to death. According to experts, regularly conducted similar procedures account for about 50% of the economic damage from the total budget of our health care. An abortion is a complex operation, not a simple procedure, as many people think.
What the law says about abortion
According to the law, every pregnant woman has the right to decide for herself: to give birth or not. Termination of pregnancy is allowed up to 12 weeks (by social indicators) and up to 22 weeks - if a woman has problems of a medical nature.
Social indicators for abortion:
- Pregnancy due to rape.
- Staying pregnant in prison.
- The death of a husband or his disability during pregnancy.
- Deprivation of mother's parental rights.
Among the medical indicators leading to abortion: mental illness of the mother, heart disease, rubella disease, physical immaturity of the expectant mother, the extinction of the reproductive function.
Damage to the female body after an abortion
Any abortion for a woman’s health is a complication. Artificial termination of pregnancy carries many negative consequences.
Before deciding to take such a step, every woman should weigh everything well and think about it, because the consequences of an abortion can occur even many years after the operation itself.
We will leave aside the moral part of this problem. Abortion is a threat to the work of the whole woman’s body, the risk of diseases of the reproductive system, and the impact on her future fate.
All methods of abortion are capable of causing not only physical but also psychological damage to the female body.
After an abortion, a woman often experiences mental discomfort. Such a situation can cause tears, fear, unreasonable mood swings, stress, and even thoughts of suicide. In medicine, there is even the term “post-abortion syndrome”, which causes headaches, pressure fluctuations, palpitations, and digestive upset.
When an abortion is performed, the uterus suffers the most. Damage to this organ leads to bleeding during surgery and causes erosion, inflammatory processes, cancer, even several years after surgery. But the worst thing is the likelihood of infertility, which is very high after an abortion procedure.
Injuries to the cervix lead to loss of elasticity of this organ, and this threatens miscarriages and premature births in the event of a future pregnancy. Injuries to the uterus itself are fraught with rupture of this organ during subsequent pregnancy. These factors significantly reduce the chances of a woman having an abortion to have a successful pregnancy, and increase the risk of fetal abnormalities as well as an ectopic pregnancy.
Abortion: reviews after surgery
It should be noted that official statistics confirm that 57% of pregnancies end with artificial termination. Up to 15% of women complain of complications after undergoing this operation, 7% will never be able to become parents.
Many women regret having an abortion. Reviews who have undergone this operation are not the most optimistic. Besides the fact that this procedure is very painful, it cannot always end favorably. Exacerbations after an abortion have been felt for many years. Statistics say that previously healthy women after an abortion complain of chronic diseases of the genital organs, in almost half of the patients, doctors note signs of secondary tubal infertility.
Popular Abortion Prevention Activities
The essence of these measures is to reduce the number of abortions, to help women who find themselves in a difficult situation, to avoid complications after this operation.
The most popular method is competent pregnancy planning using the latest methods of contraception. Only a doctor will help you choose the right means of protection, which will not only prevent an unwanted pregnancy, but will also be an excellent prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.
Modern methods of family planning include the use of spermicides, oral contraceptives, condoms, an intrauterine device, the method of periodic abstinence, and voluntary medical sterilization.
Pregnancy planning will ensure that the optimal time between births is observed, taking into account the age characteristics of each woman.
How to reduce abortion
Prevention of abortion includes the availability of information about contraception methods and ways to avoid an unwanted pregnancy, all kinds of support for every woman who decided to give birth, access to highly qualified specialists for those who decide to get rid of the fetus, and monitor the patient's health after the abortion.
A huge role in reducing the level of abortion belongs to educational work. This method plays an important role in working with adolescents, therefore, information on the harmful effects of abortion, methods of prevention and ways to avoid an unwanted pregnancy should be fully accessible to everyone, regardless of a person’s financial situation, age or social status.
Prevention of abortion should be carried out in schools, institutes, hospitals, through radio, television and the Internet, so that every woman clearly understands the risk to her future. Indeed, as a result of an often thoughtless act, women experience a complex of guilt, especially if the abortion occurred in the first pregnancy, and a new and desirable one cannot come about. Termination of pregnancy is an extremely serious step, which can be decided only by carefully considering and weighing everything.