Consequences of teen pregnancy
and abortion::

Complications

Long-term Health - Physical and Emotional

Suicide

General consequences of abortion::

Long-Term Physical Health

 

LONG-TERM PHYSICAL HEALTH

"The relative risk of secondary infertility among women with at least one induced abortion and no spontaneous miscarriages was 3-4 times that among non-aborted women."
D. Trichopoulos et al., "Induced Abortion & Secondary Infertility," British Jour. OB/GYN, vol. 83, Aug. 1976, pp. 645-650

 

Among women who had aborted their first pregnancy, there was a 500% increase in subsequent ectopic pregnancies.
Chung et al., "Effects of Induced Abortion Complications on Subsequent Reproductive Function," U. of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1981

 

Tubal pregnancy increased 30% after one abortion and 160% after two or more abortions.
Am. J. Public Health, 72:253-6, 1982

 

Women with prior abortions consistently reported an excess of symptoms (of menstrual problems) in all age groups.
L. Roth et al., "Increased Menstrual Symptoms Among Women Who Used Induced Abortion," Amer.

 

Occurrence of genital tract infection following elective abortion is a well-known complication.
Burkman et al., "Culture and Treatment Results in Endometritis Following Elective Abortion," Amer. Jour. OB/GYN, vol. 128, no. 5, 1977, pp. 556-559.

 

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