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Abortion Complications
IS ABORTION SAFE?

Physical Complications Which Can Result From an Abortion by JOHN C. WILLKE, MD
    IMMEDIATE
  • infection
  • hemorrhage
  • blood transfusion reactions
  • post transfusion hepatitis
  • anemia
  • vaginitis and vulvitis
  • endometritis
  • dissimiated intravascular coagulation
  • uterine perforation
  • avulsion of ureter and resultant removal of kidney
  • blood poisoning
  • shock
  • pulmonary embolism (blood clot to the lungs)
  • drug reactions
  • cerebral embolism (blood clot to brain)
  • cervical laceration
  • pneumonia
  • salpingitis
  • hemorrhagic diathesis
  • endotoxic shock
  • severe uterine contractions (Prostin)
  • uncontrolled vomiting
  • fever
  • cardiac arrest
  • dizziness
  • parametritis
  • tachycardia
  • cardiac arrhythmia
  • acute asthma drug induced
  • convulsions
  • tachyarrythmia (rapid heart irregularity)
  • hyernatremia (salt poisoning)
  • anaesthetic catastrophy
  • emergency hysterotomy
  • emergency hysterectomy
  • peritonitis
  • thrombophlebitis
  • pulmonary infarction
  • bladder injury
  • post surgical wound disruption
  • pelvic cellullitis
  • death
    LONG TERM
  • bowel adhesions and bowel obstruction from peritonitis
  • cervical incompetence from cervical laceration
  • neurotic and psychotic difficulties
  • increased miscarriages
  • increased premature births
  • increased neo-natal deaths
  • increased sterility
  • menstrual disorders
  • intrauterine synechia (adhesions)
  • pain syndrome (head, abdomen, etc.)
  • chronic salpingitis
  • endometriosis of female organs
  • endometriosis of abdominal wall
    FUTURE PREGNANCIES
  • sterility due to endometrial damage
  • sterility due to intrauterine adhesionssterility due to tube blockage from scar tissue
  • sterility due to tube blockage from infection
  • miscarriages increased in early pregnancy
  • ten fold increase in mid-pregnancy miscarriages
  • premature births increased
  • increase in brain-damaged babies from prematurity
  • rupture of uterus from hysterotomy scar
  • Rh problem in baby due to transplacental hemorrhage during abortion
  • doubling number of newborn babies who die
  • sharp increase in ectopic (tubal) pregnancies from .05 - 3.9%
  • prolonged labor
  • placenta acreta (inability of the afterbirth to separate)


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