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Post-abortion syndrome
Anti-abortion groups now characterise abortion as trauma, damaging two people: the foetus and the woman undergoing the procedure. The claim that abortion damages women psychologically and gives rise to a form of post-traumatic stress disorder is routinely made by anti-abortion groups and has become a standard component of their case against... view more... (1999-06-23)
Mental distress due to abortion lasts for years
Women who have had an abortion still experience mental distress related to the abortion years after it happened. view more (2005-12-12)
Link found between spontaneous abortion and heart disease
For the first time, a specific link has been found between spontaneous abortion and risk of heart disease in later life, according to researchers in this week’s BMJ. view more (2003-02-19)
Emergency contraception fails to halt abortions
Easy availability of emergency contraception does not have a notable effect on rates of pregnancy and abortion, according to an editorial in this week's BMJ. view more (2006-09-15)
Low Folic Acid Levels Linked with Increased Risk of Early Spontaneous Abortion
STOCKHOLM - Women with low folic acid levels are at a significantly increased risk of having an early, naturally occurring termination of their pregnancy, according to an article in the October 16 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). According to background information in the article, both folate deficiency and folic... view more... (2002-10-11)
Pregancies ending in abortion do not increase the risk of developing breast cancer (p 1007)
Results of a major international collaboration investigating the relationship between abortion and breast cancer are published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Authors of the study conclude that the totality of the worldwide evidence does not suggest any increase in the risk of developing breast cancer for women who have had a pregnancy that... view more... (2004-03-24)
Depression after unintended pregnancy is linked to abortion
Depression among women after an unintended first pregnancy is linked to whether they abort or carry to term, conclude researchers from the United States, in this week's BMJ. view more (2002-01-16)
High-Quality Family Planning Services Stabilise Abortion Rate in Bangladesh (p 1051)
Results of a Bangladesh population study in this week's issue of The Lancet highlight how the provision of high-quality family planning services can decrease population growth without an accompanying increase in rates of abortion. Fertility decline is often associated with an increase in contraception and abortion, but the causal relations are... view more... (2001-09-26)
Poor diabetes control linked to pregnancy complications
Women with poorly controlled diabetes during early pregnancy run an increased risk of their baby being malformed, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-11-27)
Abortions do not increase risk of breast cancer
It is known that previous pregnancy decreases the risk of breast cancer. But a new dissertation from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that even brief pregnancies terminated prior to full term can have a certain preventive effect. The results could not confirm several earlier studies showing that the risk of developing breast cancer... view more... (2004-01-26)
South Dakota's abortion ban is a threat to women's health
In this week's BMJ, a senior doctor raises serious concerns over abortion law in the US state of South Dakota. view more (2006-10-27)
RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE AND FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION ASSOCIATED WITH COELIAC DISEASE (p 399)
Coeliac disease - a condition where wheat gluten causes dietary malabsorption to genetically-susceptible individuals - may be closely linked to recurrent spontaneous abortion or intrauterine growth retardation, according to a research letter published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. 15% of pregnancies result in spontaneous abortion, with the... view more... (2000-07-26)
SIMPLIFIED MEDICAL ABORTION FOR WOMEN IN LESS-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (p 1402)
A low-cost medical programme of abortion involving oral consumption of mifepristone and misoprostol hormones could be of benefit to women in less-developed countries, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Mifepristone-misoprostol abortion, consisting of oral pills, is potentially simple and safe enough for use in... view more... (2001-05-03)
Abortion-Rights and Anti-Abortion Groups Share Some Values
People with strong views on abortion and other controversial issues tend to exaggerate differences of opinion they have with their opponents, a new University of Florida study finds. view more (2006-01-27)
Religious devotion does not impact abortion decisions of young unwed women
Unwed pregnant teens and twenty-somethings who attend or have graduated from private religious schools are more likely to obtain abortions than their peers from public schools. view more (2009-06-01)
Repeat pregnancies among teenagers on the increase
An expert in health services at The University of Nottingham is calling for urgent action to improve contraceptive advice and services to reduce the growing number of repeat teenage pregnancies in the United Kingdom. view more (2009-01-28)
First analysis of FDA's mifepristone adverse event reports
The abortion drug mifepristone (Mifeprex,TM RU-486), initially touted as a more convenient alternative to surgical abortion, has been linked to serious adverse reactions, including several deaths in otherwise healthy women. view more (2005-12-29)
Mechanism proposed for link between RU-486 and fatal infections
The abortion drug mifepristone (Mifeprex,TM RU-486) has been linked to rare cases of fatal bacterial infections, but until now the connection has not been clearly understood. view more (2005-07-27)
Virus linked to Thoroughbred abortion epidemic
A new study by veterinary researchers at Oregon State University has linked a major epidemic of abortion a few years ago in Kentucky Thoroughbred mares to infection with vesivirus, the first time the virus has been suggested to cause this type of problem in horses. view more (2006-06-26)
Perform non-radiation ERCP during pregnancy: Is it safe?
Hormonal changes during pregnancy increase the lithogenicity of bile and impair gallbladder emptying, which create a favorable environment for gallstone formation. view more (2009-08-12)
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