• Objective To determine whether use of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of spontaneous abortion or stillbirth. (bmj.com)
  • Main outcome measures Risk ratio of spontaneous abortion and stillbirth after use of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy, estimated by using binomial regression adjusting for potential confounders of maternal age, cohabitation, income, education, history of severe mental disorder, and history of drug misuse. (bmj.com)
  • In an analysis including women with at least two pregnancies with discordant antiepileptic drug use (for example, use in the first pregnancy but not in the second), the adjusted hazard ratio for spontaneous abortion was 0.83 (0.69 to 1.00) for exposed pregnancies compared with unexposed pregnancies. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusion Among women with epilepsy and when analysing the risk in antiepileptic drug discordant pregnancies in the same woman, we found no overall association between the use of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy and spontaneous abortions. (bmj.com)
  • In medieval Europe, Mugwort's ability to induce abortion created an opportunity for women who wanted to covertly terminate a pregnancy under the guise of treating menstrual irregularity. (cheekyherbs.com)
  • However, if intercourse has already occurred, pregnancy should be excluded before the actual start of COC use or the woman has to wait for her first menstrual period. (medicines.org.uk)
  • Despite the criminalization of abortion nationwide, abortion continued, and despite the efforts of Dr. Horatio Storer and his antiabortion allies, the thinking of ordinary Americans about early pregnancy had not been transformed. (cdlib.org)
  • It Benefits in the maintenance of pregnancy, reduces menstrual problems during hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women, and is a better alternative than medroxyprogesterone acetate in terms of efficacy & safety. (biofieldpharma.com)
  • It produces progesterone during the second half of the menstrual cycle and in early pregnancy. (center4fertility.com)
  • This is the most common method of abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. (wickedshepherds.com)
  • The pieces are scraped out through the cervix and discarded [Note: This abortion method should not be confused with a therapeutic D&C done for reasons other than pregnancy. (wickedshepherds.com)
  • 4 Patients with intrauterine adhesions usually present with infertility, menstrual cycle disorders, repeated pregnancy losses, or abnormal adherence of the placenta. (glowm.com)
  • Pregnancy is the most common predisposing factor, usually associated with trauma to the endometrium, as seen in patients undergoing curettage in the puerperium, after missed abortion, evacuation of a hydatidiform mole, or cesarean section. (glowm.com)
  • If you have just given birth or had a pregnancy loss/ abortion after the first 3 months, talk with your doctor about birth control, and find out when it is safe to start using birth control containing estrogen , such as this medication. (rxlist.com)
  • In questioning each woman about her pregnancy and abortion, the prosecutor emphasized that these abortions had not been performed for any physical reason. (cdlib.org)
  • More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives. (medscape.com)
  • You may also be further along in an early pregnancy than you thought, based on your last menstrual period. (gourmandisesdecamille.com)
  • There are few contraindications to medical abortion for women with a confirmed intrauterine pregnancy of no more than 63 days. (tg.org.au)
  • It is confirmed that symptomatic therapy in the course of the pregnancy complicated by threat of an abortion isn't pathogenetic reasonable and effective. (gynecology.su)
  • It explains need of individualization of therapeutic approaches to maintaining women with habitual not incubation of pregnancy which will consider the immunological reasons of not incubation of pregnancy. (gynecology.su)
  • One-year follow up of contraceptive use and pregnancy rates after early medical abortion: Secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of immediate post-abortion placement of intrauterine devices. (amedeo.com)
  • Your unplanned pregnancy options in Iowa are parenting, abortion, or adoption. (birthmotherthoughts.com)
  • An abortion that's done because the health of the expectant woman has been jeopardized by pregnancy is called a therapeutic abortion. (birthmotherthoughts.com)
  • An abortion that's meant only to terminate an unwanted and unplanned pregnancy in Iowa for reasons not tied to health and safety is elective abortion. (birthmotherthoughts.com)
  • Though expectant women facing unplanned pregnancy in Iowa can still choose abortion, some state's laws are somewhat restrictive of its practice. (birthmotherthoughts.com)
  • The procedure is performed to induce abortion, as a treatment for incomplete spontaneous abortion (otherwise commonly known as miscarriage) or retained fetal and placental tissue, or to obtain a sample of uterine lining (endometrial biopsy). (wikipedia.org)
  • After a procedure for abortion or miscarriage treatment, the tissue removed from the uterus is examined for completeness to ensure that no products of conception are left behind. (wikipedia.org)
  • After miscarriage or first trimester therapeutic abortion, the injection is normally given within 5 days of the procedure and no extra precautions are required. (pfizermedicalinformation.ca)
  • 12th century texts extensively describe mugwort as a menstrual tonic and one 14th century text discusses mugwort's use for expelling dead foetal tissue after a miscarriage. (cheekyherbs.com)
  • Strengthens the Uterus - Ideal for women who recently had a miscarriage, abortion, or are preparing to have a baby. (imansss.com)
  • Based on estimated lifetime risk, each American woman is expected to have 3.2 pregnancies, of which 2 will be a live birth, 0.7 will be an induced abortion, and 0.5 will be a miscarriage. (medscape.com)
  • If postpartum uterine involution is abnormal, it may adversely affect the health of the mother by impairing her future fertility and increasing her risk of hemorrhage, miscarriage, abortion, abnormal placentation, placenta accrete spectrum (PAS), uterine rupture, or death. (wustl.edu)
  • Vacuum aspiration may be used as a method of induced abortion as well as a therapeutic procedure after spontaneous abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • When used as a spontaneous abortion management or as a therapeutic abortion method, vacuum aspiration may be used alone or with cervical dilation anytime in the first trimester (up to 12 weeks gestational age). (wikipedia.org)
  • 16 out of 100 pregnant women using antiepileptics and 13 out of 100 pregnant women not using antiepileptics experienced a spontaneous abortion. (bmj.com)
  • However, the risk of spontaneous abortion was not increased in women with an epilepsy diagnosis (0.98, 0.87 to 1.09), only in women without a diagnosis of epilepsy (1.30, 1.14 to 1.49). (bmj.com)
  • Therefore unmeasured confounding may explain the slight increased risk for spontaneous abortion with any antiepileptic drug use (among women both with and without epilepsy). (bmj.com)
  • Spontaneous Abortion. (dayofdifference.org.au)
  • In the medical field, the SAB medical term stands for Spontaneous Abortion. (dayofdifference.org.au)
  • The procedure can also aid in regulation of the menstrual cycle and to obtain a sample for endometrial biopsy. (wikipedia.org)
  • When DEPO-PROVERA is given later in the menstrual cycle it may not be effective for the first 3 to 4 weeks after the injection and another method of contraception (non-hormonal) should be used during this time. (pfizermedicalinformation.ca)
  • Ginette 35 is a suppressor of excessive testosterone and regulates the menstrual cycle when taken for 21 days. (your-safe-abortion.com)
  • Tablet-taking has to start on day 1 of the woman's natural cycle (i.e. the first day of her menstrual bleeding). (medicines.org.uk)
  • Young girls and especially pregnant women were strictly forbidden from using it, so as not to disrupt the menstrual cycle or cause abortion. (mynaturaltreatment.com)
  • Regulates Menstrual Cycle - Contains healthy amounts of iron that aids in cleansing the body of harmful toxins and others. (imansss.com)
  • The first half of the menstrual cycle when ovarian follicle development takes place, also called the pre-ovulatory stage. (center4fertility.com)
  • 5 , 7 Menstrual cycle disorders, including amenorrhea, are also a common symptom, even though the term Asherman's syndrome is technically synonymous with secondary amenorrhea. (glowm.com)
  • This condition is also connected with longer menstrual cycles, higher testosterone/androgen activity, and increased proclivity predisposition for excessive hair growth, dark skin pigmentation, oily tendency, and infertility. (your-safe-abortion.com)
  • Alleviates Menstrual Pain - Experience shorter, lighter, and significantly less painful menstrual cycles after consistent tea breaks in the morning. (imansss.com)
  • In addition, it helps women with secondary amenorrhea to restore menstruation (absence of menstrual cycles). (biofieldpharma.com)
  • What Impact Will An Abortion Have On My Menstrual Cycles? (socialsocial.social)
  • Improving women's health and reducing complications related to unwanted pregnancies is crucial, and one effective strategy is promoting modern family planning in the context of spontaneous post-abortion care. (ac.ke)
  • Illegal abortions are unsafe and account for 13% of all maternal mortality and serious complications. (medscape.com)
  • Describe the clinical consequences of unsafe abortion, report this experience as well as sexual violence in situations of social and age vulnerability. (bvsalud.org)
  • It also revealed the need for further discussion on the topic, highlighting health promotion practices against unsafe abortion. (bvsalud.org)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) shows an increase in rates of unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, sexually transmitted diseases and neonatal repercussions in women who are sexually abused 1 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Unsafe abortion appears as an alternative to unwanted pregnancies 1,6,7 , mainly in cases related to physical violence, sexual violence, usually caused by an intimate or known partner. (bvsalud.org)
  • In contrast to the state's construction of therapeutic abortion, the defense referred to the growing acceptance of psychiatric indications for therapeutic abortion. (cdlib.org)
  • Dilation of the uterus is required in cervical methods of abortion. (wickedshepherds.com)
  • This form of abortion uses chemicals developed by the Upjohn Pharmaceutical Co. which cause the uterus to contract intensely, pushing out the developing baby. (wickedshepherds.com)
  • Eclipse of Reason is a 1987 anti-abortion documentary film directed, filmed, and narrated by Bernard Nathanson, an obstetrician in the US. (asu.edu)
  • Despite the anti-abortion laws that persisted, Americans were spending more than $200 million a year on contraceptives. (pointshistory.com)
  • Early medical abortion is clinically preferred over surgical abortion if there are anaesthetic risks and may be safer for obese women and those with distortion of the uterine cavity due, for example, to large fibroids. (tg.org.au)
  • Treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding for up to 5 years in women who also choose to use an IUD for contraception. (drugs.com)
  • Support for clinicians providing, or considering providing, medical abortion in primary care is available through the Australian Contraception and Abortion Primary Care Practitioner Support Network (AusCAPPS) . (tg.org.au)
  • In doing so, she reaches back to the 19th century to explore American women's historical access to, and use of, contraception and abortion. (pointshistory.com)
  • The most appreciated therapeutic quality of wild oregano, partially ignored nowadays, is its ability to cure some of the most serious women's problems. (mynaturaltreatment.com)
  • [ 3 ] Early-twentieth-century women's use of abortion was part of a long tradition among women to control and limit their childbearing. (cdlib.org)
  • Here are some of the resources doctors need to implement a truly therapeutic model of women's health care. (onemoresoul.com)
  • anniversary of Roe v. Wade , a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court ruling a women's liberty to have an abortion, we were struck with a leaked draft of the Supreme Court's opinion of overturning this Constitutional right for women. (pointshistory.com)
  • In 3-5% of medical abortions and less than 1% of surgical abortions, subsequent surgical evacuation of retained products of conception is required. (tg.org.au)
  • It wasn't until 3 years later, and over a half a million women mysteriously developing severe menstrual disorders, that the FDA approved the sale of Envoid as a contraceptive (1960). (pointshistory.com)
  • Natural micronized Progesterone is a potent, multi-faceted endocrine agent with an expanding therapeutic profile. (biofieldpharma.com)
  • The effect of estrogen causing endometrial hyperplasia is necessary prior to the effect of progesterone on the endometrium for the normal menstrual pattern. (medscape.com)
  • In Australia, approximately 25% of pregnancies are unplanned, of which one-third end in abortion. (tg.org.au)
  • Early medical abortion is an alternative to surgical abortion for pregnancies up to nine weeks gestation. (tg.org.au)
  • After 40 years, when a woman, as a rule, has already solved the issues of family planning and the birth of the required number of children, Regulon helps prevent abortion and its adverse consequences (if statistics are to be believed, most of the pregnancies at this age result in artificial abortion). (farmacy-houses.com)
  • After adjusting for potential confounders pregnant women using antiepileptics had a 13% higher risk of spontaneous abortions than pregnant women not using antiepileptics (adjusted risk ratio 1.13, 95% confidence interval 1.04 to 1.24). (bmj.com)
  • Women should be advised to start at day 21 to 28 after delivery or second-trimester abortion. (medicines.org.uk)
  • Abortion continued to be an important method of birth control, particularly for working-class, married women like Collins. (cdlib.org)
  • In the late 1960s, an important tactic of the movement to legalize abortion was getting women to tell of their abortions at "speak-outs" and thus discover their shared experiences and shared oppression. (cdlib.org)
  • Instead of visualizing women as gagged and silenced, it is more helpful to envision them talking about abortion as a "secret. (cdlib.org)
  • While women need advice about what early medical abortion involves, the majority do not require counselling about their decision to have an abortion, although some will require additional support. (tg.org.au)
  • For women without contraindications to either medical or surgical abortion the relative advantages and disadvantages of both methods should be discussed ( Box 1 ). (tg.org.au)
  • Though abortion is still an option for women, the number of abortions in Iowa and the U.S. has diminished . (birthmotherthoughts.com)
  • Abortion, even when provided by law in cases of sexual violence, continues to be practiced in an insecure way, since women who suffer violence are not reported or guarded by social, institutional or age vulnerability, as in adolescence. (bvsalud.org)
  • At this early stage of development, suction abortions are performed using a smaller tube, requiring little dilation of the cervix. (wickedshepherds.com)
  • Early medical abortion is a safe, cost effective and acceptable alternative to surgical abortion. (tg.org.au)
  • It is generally less costly than surgical abortion and the drugs used (mifepristone and misoprostol) are subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. (tg.org.au)
  • Using 1996 data, this translates into 3.89 million live births, 1.37 million abortions, and 0.98 million miscarriages. (medscape.com)
  • The risk of death associated with childbirth is approximately 14 times higher than that with abortion, and overall morbidity associated with childbirth exceeds that with abortion. (medscape.com)
  • Most contraceptive methods can be started immediately following medical abortion. (tg.org.au)
  • Contraceptive options are important to raise before an abortion. (tg.org.au)
  • However, studies confirm that in addition to the contraceptive effect, Regulon is also characterized by the presence of a therapeutic effect. (farmacy-houses.com)
  • Instead of the loop-shaped knife used in D&C abortions, a pair of forceps is inserted into the womb to grasp part of the fetus. (wickedshepherds.com)
  • A set of dilators, metallic curved instruments, are used to open the cervix sufficiently to accommodate the instruments of abortion. (wickedshepherds.com)
  • Inserted into the cervix the day before the scheduled abortion, it absorbs water and swells, gradually pushing open the cervix in the process. (wickedshepherds.com)
  • Abortion was widely tolerated. (cdlib.org)
  • The use of abortion to preserve the life of the mother has been widely accepted. (medscape.com)
  • The ancient Romans did not consider a fetus a person until after birth, and abortion was practiced widely. (medscape.com)
  • 1 Clinical advice in this article is based on the medical abortion section of Therapeutic Guidelines: Sexual and Reproductive Health. (tg.org.au)
  • The history of violence portrayed in this study reveals an attempt of abortion with self harm, revealing negative clinical repercussions and the health problems of the adolescent. (bvsalud.org)
  • To increase assurance that the woman is not pregnant at the time of the first administration, it is recommended that this injection be given only within the 5 five days of the onset of a normal menstrual period or, only within the first 5 days post-partum if not breastfeeding. (pfizermedicalinformation.ca)
  • State laws on abortion provided exceptions for abortions performed for medical reasons, but when a therapeutic abortion was "indicated" was unclear. (cdlib.org)
  • Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in the United States each year. (medscape.com)
  • Bateson D, McNamee K, Harvey C. Medical abortion in primary care. (tg.org.au)
  • Apart from anticoagulation and severe anaemia, there are few contraindications and precautions for medical abortion. (tg.org.au)
  • Early medical abortion offers privacy and autonomy. (tg.org.au)
  • Currently only around 2850 of the 41,000 GPs in Australia are registered to prescribe the mifepristone and misoprostol regimen for medical abortion. (tg.org.au)
  • Sangers' challenges to the Comstock Law progressed the legality of contraceptives from a complete ban (1873), to uses for therapeutic purposes (1918), and finally allowing their distribution by physicians and the recognition of their medical purpose (1936). (pointshistory.com)
  • [ 1 ] Accurate statistics have been kept since the enactment of the 1973 US Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortions. (medscape.com)
  • Since the landmark 1973 US Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, hundreds of laws, federal and state, have been proposed or passed, making this the most actively litigated and highly publicized area in the field of medicine. (medscape.com)
  • in the end, the definition of a therapeutic abortion narrowed to conform to hospital policy and the space in which physicians could legally perform abortions shrank. (cdlib.org)
  • Death from abortion is almost unknown in the United States or in other countries where abortion is legally available. (medscape.com)
  • Many case series have appeared in the literature describing diagnostic, therapeutic, and adjunctive methods to address intrauterine adhesions. (glowm.com)
  • The ferrous fumarate tablets do not serve any therapeutic purpose. (nih.gov)
  • Twenty-eight (28) yellow tablets each containing 90 mcg of levonorgestrel (17α)-(-)13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-18, 19-dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, a totally synthetic progestogen, and 20 mcg of ethinyl estradiol, (17α)-19-norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol. (rxlist.com)
  • Thyroid hormones, including Levothyroxine sodium tablets, USP, either alone or with other therapeutic agents, should not be used for the treatment of obesity or for weight loss. (nih.gov)
  • Among practicing obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States, 97% encountered patients seeking abortions, whereas only 14% performed them. (medscape.com)
  • Early Christians had varying practices regarding abortion. (medscape.com)
  • This vignette of Frances Collins's abortion suggests that abortion was not an unusual feature of married life in the early twentieth century. (cdlib.org)
  • As historical records, criminal trial records are quite different from the inquests that were crucial for uncovering abortion in the early twentieth century. (cdlib.org)
  • Dr. Woof had attended her in childbirth and knew that she had "had several abortions, against [his] advice. (cdlib.org)
  • The Timanus and Keemer cases centered on the definition of a legal, "therapeutic" abortion versus an illegal, "criminal" abortion. (cdlib.org)
  • The distinction between legal and illegal abortions had always been gray. (cdlib.org)
  • After a late (second trimester) abortion, some further delay is recommended to reduce the risk of heavy and prolonged bleeding, therefore, the first injection should not be given until 4 weeks after the procedure. (pfizermedicalinformation.ca)
  • Utilizing data collected in the Boston University Slone Epidemiology Center Birth Defects Study, we tested the hypotheses that the risk of SB is associated with smoking, alcohol drinking, and coffee consumption during the first 28 days after the last menstrual period (LMP). (cdc.gov)
  • American Portrait Films released the film in 1987 featuring Nathanson's commentary and footage of an abortion of a four-month-old fetus. (asu.edu)
  • In Eclipse of Reason, Nathanson equates the fetus to a person, likening abortion procedures to murder and arguing for the illegalization of abortion. (asu.edu)
  • Depending on the state of residence and local laws, two appointments and various other proceedings may be required if the vacuum aspiration is being used for therapeutic abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • [ 86 ] Both physicians had practiced abortion in their cities undisturbed for years, Timanus for almost twenty-five years and Keemer for over ten. (cdlib.org)
  • He practiced only in consultation with other physicians and induced abortions for reasons of mental health, an acceptable indication. (cdlib.org)
  • If administered within the first 5 days after the onset of a normal menstrual period, DEPO-PROVERA is effective from the day of injection. (pfizermedicalinformation.ca)
  • The drug effectively removes periodically aching aching pain in the lower abdomen, contributes to the reduction of soreness and abundance of menstrual bleeding, dyspravia, eliminates minor secretions of dark color from the genital tract in the perimenstrual period, as well as the soreness of the mammary glands. (farmacy-houses.com)
  • The drug effectively removes periodically aching aching pain in the lower abdomen, contributes to the reduction of soreness and abundance of menstrual bleeding, dyspravia, eliminates minor secretions of dark color from the genital tract in the perimenstrual period, as well as the soreness of the mammary glands.It is often prescribed to improve the effectiveness of the therapy prescribed for endometriosis. (rusmedicines.cc)
  • Approximately half of all abortions are performed with this method. (medscape.com)
  • over 7 days after an abortion. (msf.org)