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Abortion Methods - Learn 7 Different Types Of Abortion
Spontaneous, Herbal and Induced are the three general methods of abortion.

 


Abortion & Pregnancy
Whether medication or surgery is involved, an abortion involves removing the fetus from the uterus. "Medical abortion" is the term used when medications are used to end the pregnancy.

Abortion Typically Doesn't Harm Mental Health: Study
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Women who undergo an abortion don't seem to face a greatly increased risk of mental health problems after having the procedure, a new study suggests.

Abortion
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Medical abortion
This kind of medical abortion can be carried out using medications rather than undergoing surgery. This kind of practice can be done through the first nine weeks of pregnancy.

Abortion
An abortion can be a very hard decision to make. Don't make this decision on your own!
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Abortion decision
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Teen Abortion Laws
At this time in the United States abortions are legal. However, for teenagers under the age of 18, the laws on abortions differ from state to state.

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Safe, legal abortion, performed by qualified staff, is very rarely associated with any future risk to fertility.
Most women return to their pre-pregnancy fertility immediately following the abortion procedure.

"Incomplete" abortion, in which some placenta or fetal tissue remains in the uterus, or missed abortion, in which the fetus dies but remains in the uterus.
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Spontaneous abortion
Also known as a miscarriage, this is the clinical term for a pregnancy ending in the spontaneous loss of the embryo or fetus before 20 weeks of gestation.
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You Be The Judge: Abortion Advice
Q: Recently in Pennsylvania, a pregnant student asked a high-school guidance counselor for advice regarding her situation. In Pennsylvania, minors must get parental consent before obtaining an abortion.

Birth control (contraception, pregnancy prevention) - Birth control is the practice of preventing or reducing the probability of pregnancy without abstaining from sexual intercourse; the term is also sometimes used to include abortion.

As a failure result, recurrent spontaneous abortion occurs in about 1-2% of women of reproductive age, defined as the loss of three or more consecutive pregnancies. The mechanism of recurrent spontaneous abortion is often elusive.

What Is A Spontaneous Abortion - 13 Jan 2011
Experiencing a pregnancy is one of the most fulfilling aspects of a woman’s lifetime and despite the fact that her body will go through an ...

If there is a history of several spontaneous abortions, is it better to abstain from sex during pregnancy?
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Abortion, Clinical: An abortion of a clinical pregnancy which takes place between the diagnosis of pregnancy and 20 completed weeks' gestational age.

Abortion - The termination of pregnancy before 20 weeks of gestation.
spontaneous - A naturally occurring pregnancy loss in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.
habitual -Three or more spontaneous abortions in a row.

abortion - the loss of a pregnancy by artificial or natural means. The lay public often refers to "abortion" as any artificial means to induce the loss of a pregnancy.

Abortion -- Spontaneous: A pregnancy loss during the first twenty weeks of gestation. Habitual: When a woman has had three or more miscarriages. Incomplete: An abortion after which some tissue remains inside the uterus.

Abortion: Termination or end of pregnancy. Giving birth to an embryo or fetus before it can live outside the womb, usually defined as before 20 weeks of gestation.

Abortion
Loss of a pregnancy during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, at a time that the fetus cannot survive. Such a loss may be involuntary (a "spontaneous" abortion), or it may be voluntary ("induced" or "elective" abortion).

Abortion rate: The number of abortions taking place among women of reproductive age (usually 15-49), over a given period, usually a year, expressed per 1,000 women.1 ...

Abortion: In medicine, an abortion is the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus, fetal membranes, and placenta) from the uterus. It is the loss of a pregnancy and does not refer to why that pregnancy was lost.

Abortion. -The medical term for early miscarriage. Abortion also refers to illegal miscarriage.
Afterbirth. -The placenta and membranes, which pass out of the uterus after the baby is born.

Abortion: The termination of a pregnancy through the expulsion of the fetus from the uterus.
Abortion, spontaneous: Miscarriage that has not been induced artificially.

Abortion: The loss of an embryo or fetus either spontaneously (miscarriage) or induced (when a pregnancy is terminated on purpose) before 20 weeks. After 20 weeks, the spontaneous loss of a fetus is called a stillbirth.

Abortion
Termination of the pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive outside the womb. In the U.S. this age is arbitrarily taken to be 20 weeks gestation, although no infant less than 22 weeks has been reported to survive after delivery.

Missed Abortion/Missed Miscarriage -- The fetus dies in the uterus but there is no bleeding or cramping. A D&C will be needed to remove the fetal remains and prevent complications. See Abortion.

Q: Was abortion or adoption ever an option/issue?
A: No, I don't believe in abortion and I felt my baby was my responsibility, not for me to carry it and then pawn it off on someone else.

Missed abortion: a pregnancy that is no longer viable but hasn't passed or caused any bleeding yet.

missed abortion -- a miscarriage where the pregnancy tissue has not been expelled from the uterus. See also pregnancy treatment.

Missed abortion: Failed pregnancy without bleeding or cramping, often diagnosed via ultrasound weeks or months after a pregnancy fails. Pregnancy signs (tender breasts, nausea, fatigue) may disappear, but you may continue to “feel pregnant' ...

[edit] Abortion
Main article: Abortion
An abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death.

Induced abortion: A surgical or other medical procedure used to end a pregnancy.
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Abortion Resources
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Here are several resources for different aspects of post-abortion syndrome.
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Abortion, by definition, is either the spontaneous expulsion of a fetus, as in miscarriage, or the deliberate interruption of a pregnancy and removal of a fetus, as in an elective abortion.

Abortion - The premature termination of a pregnancy before the 20th week of gestation. The fetus and placenta are removed from the uterus during an abortion. The abortion may be induced for medical or personal choices.

Abortion
the premature termination of a pregnancy; may be induced or spontaneous (miscarriage)
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Abortion
Pregnancy loss by any cause before 20 weeks of gestation.
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Abortion is a relatively safe procedure when done by trained professionals. It can be done in several ways, using drug and/or surgical treatments. Termination in early pregnancy is almost always carried out with the use of drugs, and outside hospital.

Abortion: A loss of pregnancy that could happen without any induction, and frequently for reasons that are not quite clear.
Spontaneous Abortion: A pregnancy loss during the first twenty weeks of gestation.

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Induced abortion versus continuing the pregnancy
Overall, there was no difference in mean satisfaction scores or the likelihood of being highly satisfied between those families that chose to continue the pregnancy and those that chose to undergo an ...

I had an abortion a year ago and i've been trying now for 3-4 months and still nothing. Could there be something wrong with me?
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The term "abortion" is commonly used to refer to the deliberate ending of a pregnancy.

threatened abortion or vaginal bleeding during present pregnancy
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Spontaneous abortion (SAB), or miscarriage, is the term used for a pregnancy that ends on it's own, within the first 20 weeks of gestation.

Spontaneous abortion = miscarriage
Therapeutic abortion = an abortion performed for medical reasons
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First of all, abortion of the baby does not improve the mother's chances of surviving breast cancer.

Spontaneous Abortion and Exposure to Electric Blankets and Heated Water Beds
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Spontaneous Abortion - See "Miscarriage".
Station - Indicates the position of the unborn baby by describing how far the head has moved through the pelvis.
Stillbirth - Term for when a baby dies before birth.

Spontaneous abortion - A miscarriage
Sonogram - Also known as ultrasound scan, a sonogram will clearly show your baby's size, its position and whether there is more than one fetus; it can also be used to rule out major abnormalities ...

Spontaneous Abortion: A miscarriage that is caused by nature. It can have several causes, such as a genetically abnormal fetus.

I do not believe in abortion and it is not an option for me. I do not judge others but I do not think it is right to terminate another person's life.

MISCARRIAGE (SPONTANEOUS ABORTION)- A pregnancy ending in the spontaneous loss of the embryo or fetus before 20 weeks of gestation.
MITOSIS- The cell division leading to two identical cells with forty-six chromosomes.

I hate to admit it now but we both talked about having an abortion. But I said to him during dinner there is no way I can have one since I already have gone through pregnancy and childbirth. I just knew I couldn't do it.

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