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Abortion Pill=No Risk

Thu, 08/16/2007 - 14:32
Submitted by Carlin Ross

Betty told me how they used to use these hard metal claws in abortions that caused scarring on the top and bottom of your pussy where they inserted them ie your g-spot. Now we don't have to worry about that because abortion pills cause no threat to your ability to have children or experience sexual pleasure.

Abortion pills pose no apparent risk to a woman who later decides to have a child, according to a study of nearly 12,000 women in Denmark who had a chemical or surgical abortion.

The study in the New England Journal of Medicine found no difference in the rates of subsequent tubal pregnancies, miscarriages, premature births or low birthweight births for women who had previously had surgical abortion, usually through vacuum aspiration, or those taking any of the three drug regimens that eliminate a fetus.

About 2.4 percent of later conceptions led to tubal pregnancy and just over 12 percent miscarried, regardless of the type of earlier abortion, the researchers found.

The likelihood of having a premature birth (5.4 percent) or a low birthweight baby (4 percent) was slightly lower among the women who had received the abortion pill but the difference was not statistically significant.

"The short-term safety of medical abortion has been well established," said Dr. Jun Zhang of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, who worked on the study.

Zhang said the new study is the most comprehensive look to date of the long-term impact of abortion pills.

"We identified all women living in Denmark who had undergone an abortion for non-medical reasons between 1999 and 2004 and obtained information regarding subsequent pregnancies from national registries," his team wrote.

The team only looked at the first pregnancy after the abortion. "We didn't have the data to look at second and third pregnancies," Zhang said.

Abortion using drugs as opposed to surgery has become increasingly common. From its approval in the U.S. in 2000 to 2004, 360,000 women used the abortion drug combination of mifepristone and misoprostol.

The study did not compare complication rates between abortion pill users and women who had never had an abortion.

"Many studies have concluded that surgical abortion in the first trimester does not increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, or low birth weight in subsequent pregnancies," the researchers wrote.

In addition, women who have never had an abortion tend to have a different pattern of income, smoking rates and other health-related behaviors that would make a comparison difficult, the researchers said.

The abortion pill fails, and a surgical abortion is necessary, in about 1 out of 14 cases.

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Wed, 10/14/2009 - 04:25
Anonymous (not verified)

As an abortion physician, I can clearly say I am not an idiot. I care deeply about the women that come to me for pregnancy termination. Can we PLEASE change the perception that doctors don't care about people?! sheesh. Here are some facts -- 1/3 of all women have at least 1 abortion during their lifetime. Perforation during surgical/aspiration abortions is an extremely low risk AND if suction is not applied outside of the uterus it is a non-issue. Medical abortion can only safely be done under 9 weeks and in women of a certain medical history (most would qualify). Consider it an induced miscarriage. Success rate is >85%. You cannot have a medical abortion unless you would have a surgical abortion - this takes care of the failure rate of med ab, still guaranteeing end to pregnancy. Infection rates after both are <= 1% and can be taken care of with antibiotics in virtually all cases. By the way, free contraception and availability DOES NOT (did you hear me?) encourage promiscuity - infuriating - research has documented this over and over. People fuck. Pregnancy happens, and the only way to support women's reproductive health is to support ALL of their choices financially and without judgement.

Thu, 08/16/2007 - 15:52
dtweaponx

Curious how does this pill actually work?

Do you think these pills should be free. Because I've heard of many cases teens getting pregnant and are scared to go to the local health department because they are afraid these pills cost tons of money. And I'll admit they do cost a bit of money. So why don't they lower the cost or give out for free?

Thu, 08/16/2007 - 16:09
Carlin Ross

This isn't the Plan B pill that you take within 72 hours of unprotected sex that keeps you from getting pregnant. This is a pill that you take instead of having a surgical abortion. It's a mad dose of hormones that makes the implanted egg detach. They you insert several pills into your pussy the day after taking the first pill orally and you get a heavy period. Instand presto chango you're not pregnant anymore.

I had one. It was easy, painless, and I didn't worry about anasthesia or some idiot doctor perforating my uterus.

You have to go to a clinic or dr. to get them. It's under $100.

Thu, 08/16/2007 - 16:11
cuntlicker

Because that would be encouraging promiscuity and loose morals.
At least that's what the conservative people would say. They're right, of course. It just isn't the big deal they think it is, because young people are going to become promiscuous (or not) all on their own. Giving these pills away for free would make the choice to have sex a little easier, that's all.