Abortion induced to save the life or health of a pregnant woman. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

Intentional removal of a fetus from the uterus by any of a number of techniques. (POPLINE, 1978)

Expulsion of the product of FERTILIZATION before completing the term of GESTATION and without deliberate interference.

Procedures to block or remove all or part of the genital tract for the purpose of rendering individuals sterile, incapable of reproduction. Surgical sterilization procedures are the most commonly used. There are also sterilization procedures involving chemical or physical means.

Extraction of the fetus by means of obstetrical instruments.

Termination of pregnancy under conditions allowed under local laws. (POPLINE Thesaurus, 1991)

Devices that diminish the likelihood of or prevent conception. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

Transplacental passage of fetal blood into the circulation of the maternal organism. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Premature expulsion of the FETUS in animals.

The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.

Illegal termination of pregnancy.

Individuals requesting induced abortions.

The beginning third of a human PREGNANCY, from the first day of the last normal menstrual period (MENSTRUATION) through the completion of 14 weeks (98 days) of gestation.

The retention in the UTERUS of a dead FETUS two months or more after its DEATH.

Any type of abortion, induced or spontaneous, that is associated with infection of the UTERUS and its appendages. It is characterized by FEVER, uterine tenderness, and foul discharge.

The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated as the time from the last day of the last MENSTRUATION which is about 2 weeks before OVULATION and fertilization.

Three or more consecutive spontaneous abortions.

Results of conception and ensuing pregnancy, including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; INDUCED ABORTION. The outcome may follow natural or artificial insemination or any of the various ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, such as EMBRYO TRANSFER or FERTILIZATION IN VITRO.

Conditions or pathological processes associated with pregnancy. They can occur during or after pregnancy, and range from minor discomforts to serious diseases that require medical interventions. They include diseases in pregnant females, and pregnancies in females with diseases.

UTERINE BLEEDING from a GESTATION of less than 20 weeks without any CERVICAL DILATATION. It is characterized by vaginal bleeding, lower back discomfort, or midline pelvic cramping and a risk factor for MISCARRIAGE.

Chemical substances that interrupt pregnancy after implantation.