• After combining and reviewing the results from these studies, the researchers concluded that "the totality of worldwide epidemiological evidence indicates that pregnancies ending as either spontaneous or induced abortions do not have adverse effects on women's subsequent risk of developing breast cancer. (mediamatters.org)
  • For example, if women who have abortions have more pregnancies and/or earlier pregnancies than other women, a slightly reduced risk of breast cancer might follow. (bmj.com)
  • We used abortion in the headline because these women did not choose to terminate their pregnancies. (ageofautism.com)
  • The doctor and the midwife who attended me during those pregnancies certainly knew the term "spontaneous abortion. (nationalrighttolifenews.org)
  • Living in a state with a health or fetal anomaly exception to abortion restrictions was not associated with higher utilisation of second-trimester abortion services. (elsevierpure.com)
  • (2) SOURCE OF TISSUE - Human fetal tissue may be used in research carried out under paragraph (1) regardless of whether the tissue is obtained pursuant to a spontaneous or induced abortion or pursuant to a stillbirth. (hhs.gov)
  • Historical evidence that fetal red blood cell (RBC) exposure during early spontaneous or induced abortion can cause maternal Rh sensitization is limited. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • An abortion without intervention is a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion. (disabled-world.com)
  • This is known as a missed miscarriage or spontaneous abortion. (healthline.com)
  • Pregnancy rates are calculated from three components: live births, pregnancy losses (miscarriage or spontaneous abortion, ectopic pregnancy, and stillbirth), and induced abortions. (cdc.gov)
  • The present study included 900 women from four clinics in Cape Town, South Africa, who were at or before nine weeks gestation and seeking care for an abortion. (disabled-world.com)
  • Rh testing and administration are not recommended prior to 12 weeks gestation for patients undergoing spontaneous, medication, or uterine aspiration abortion. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • Continued administration of the 300mcg (1500IU) dose for patients undergoing abortion above 18 weeks gestation is prudent. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • Chemical abortions are only available up to ten weeks gestation. (realoptions.net)
  • Spontaneous abortion is pregnancy loss before 20 weeks gestation. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Put in perspective, infection caused 62% of illegal abortion and 51% of miscarriages, however infection only caused 21% of deaths from legally performed septic abortions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Miscarriages and abortions have been repeatedly linked to a significant and substantial increase in the risk of breast cancer. (ewtn.com)
  • for women who died following a live birth (i.e., 55% of the deaths), the leading causes of death were pregnancy-induced hypertension complications, pulmonary embolism, and hemorrhage. (cdc.gov)
  • In situations where intentional abortion is performed illegally or in impoverished countries, there is a higher risk of septic complications because it is likely that the procedure was performed by non-professionals in unhygienic settings, making way for more exposure to infectious bacteria. (wikipedia.org)
  • Global data from a 2008 systematic analysis also estimated that complications from unsafe abortions accounted for 13% of all maternal deaths. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nevertheless, although the incidence of septic abortion is highest among teenagers between the ages of 16 and 24 years, which constitutes two-thirds of the population affected by septic abortion, septic complications are still common in older married people who are assigned female at birth. (wikipedia.org)
  • WHO guidelines about safe abortions demonstrate that the legalization and improved safety and accessibility of abortion are essential for women's health: postabortion deaths disappear, postabortion complications, including accidental infertility, are reduced. (fiapac.org)
  • Objective - To identify factors associated with increased risk of immediate complications from induced abortion. (ices.on.ca)
  • Outcome Measures - Recording of complications at the time of the procedure, gestational age, type of procedure, place of abortion (hospital or clinic), and patient's age, parity and history of previous abortion (spontaneous or induced). (ices.on.ca)
  • Conclusion - The risk of immediate complications from induced abortion is very low. (ices.on.ca)
  • Inadequate methods for identifying induced or spontaneous abortion complications assure that most maternal deaths associated with those pregnancy outcomes are unlikely to be attributed. (lozierinstitute.org)
  • Cancers other than breast cancer also appear to be unrelated to a history of induced or spontaneous abortion. (inquisitr.com)
  • Fertility experience: including gravid- (period prevalence), any respondent who ity, abortions, number of live births and had current unmet need or gave a history of deaths of children aged under 5 years. (who.int)
  • Public health data shows that making safe abortion legal and accessible reduces maternal deaths. (disabled-world.com)
  • Tessa Longbons, a Charlotte Lozier research associate, also testified that CDC data found 143 infant deaths from 2003 to 2014 that had been coded as induced abortion or spontaneous miscarriage, which "may be a considerable undercount" as just seven states (Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Texas) have provided data on at least 160 babies to survive abortions. (lifesitenews.com)
  • This study determined pregnancy incidence trends pre- and post-COVID-19 lockdown, pregnancy outcomes (delivery, spontaneous, or induced abortion), and postabortion and postpartum contraceptive uptake. (unicef-irc.org)
  • I think the studies, and I think they date back from the 1950s, assert that there is a link between abortion and breast cancer," Abetz said. (inquisitr.com)
  • An April 2007 study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found no link between abortion and breast cancer. (mediamatters.org)
  • To improve health outcomes for Mexican women, especially the most vulnerable, access to safe second-trimester abortion services must be ensured through the implementation of current legal exceptions and renewed attention to the training of healthcare providers. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with prior spontaneous or induced abortions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Septic abortion describes any type of abortion (intentional termination or miscarriage), due to an upper genital tract bacterial infection including the inflammation of the endometrium during or after 20 weeks of gestation. (wikipedia.org)
  • A septic abortion refers to any abortion (spontaneous or induced) complicated by upper genital tract infection including endometritis or parametritis. (cochrane.org)
  • Pro-life advocates have argued for years that abortion increases the risk of breast cancer -- due to hormonal changes during pregnancy which leave breasts more vulnerable to cancer. (mediamatters.org)
  • There is controversy about whether interruption of pregnancy, particularly if it is induced rather than spontaneous, increases the risk of breast cancer. (bmj.com)
  • Overall, previous abortion was slightly less common in women with breast cancer than in controls (table 1 ). (bmj.com)
  • View the video - In Harm's Way: Unsafe Abortion in Kenya - here . (blogspot.com)
  • Within such environments, the incidence of septic abortion is highest among teenagers, and in areas with restrictive abortion laws due to a higher utilization of illicit abortion procedures carried out by non-doctors due to the inherent barriers in obtaining abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • The reasons women seek unsafe abortions include a lack of resources, the stigma surrounding abortion, and restrictive abortion laws. (disabled-world.com)
  • This care model can be critical in resource-poor areas without healthcare infrastructure or restrictive abortion laws. (disabled-world.com)
  • On Monday the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer pointed to a new study which found a nearly 3-fold increase in the risk of breast cancer among Armenian women who had an abortion as yet another reason women should steer clear of the procedure. (mediamatters.org)
  • This method can potentially reduce the number of unsafe abortions, something that is particularly important and relevant in times when the right to abortion is under threat", says Margit Endler, a researcher at the Department of Women's and Children's Health at Karolinska Institutet and consultant at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Södersjukhuset (Stockholm South General Hospital). (disabled-world.com)
  • Some official decisions recently taken in France, including the 100% refund for abortion and the change of law on the reference to distress, are positive signs, and the campaign in Luxembourg for instance, contribute to lifting the taboo on the right to abortion. (fiapac.org)
  • After a spontaneous or an induced abortion, ovulation can occur within 2-3 weeks and has been found to occur as early as 8-13 days after the end of the pregnancy. (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, "societies with high fertility rate, low contraceptive usage, and legal obstacles to safe termination of pregnancy" predisposes the society to a higher prevalence of septic abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • Abortion and contraceptive methods are a fundamental part of Human Rights: women have a right to choose whether to be pregnant or not. (fiapac.org)
  • The women filled out an online consultation form, received information and instructions for the abortion procedure via text messages, and took both abortion medications home. (disabled-world.com)
  • During the first trimester, you will usually have the option of having a chemical (pill) abortion procedure or a surgical abortion procedure . (realoptions.net)
  • Both these scenarios would have yielded the same result: a spontaneous (as opposed to medically-induced) abortion. (maltatoday.com.mt)
  • plus the recently released feature films entitled: "Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer" (2018), and "Unplanned" (2019), showing the conversion of a Planned Parenthood clinic director - all three films confirm scientifically, medically and in real life, the chilling effects of abortions - estimated to have killed 4 million in Canada since 1970's, and 1 billion people worldwide, in the last 100 years. (catholicinsight.com)
  • The AMA President Associate Professor Brian Owler indicated that Abetz took his belief from old breast cancer studies that were biased and leaned toward anti-abortion ideology. (inquisitr.com)
  • By definition, septic abortion is caused by a variety of bacterial infections. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2011, an analysis was done to determine if a pregnant woman should be screened for Group B Streptococcus which has been found to be a cause for many diseases including septic abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • Septic abortion is of highest prevalence in vulnerable populations living in resource-poor environments, with prevalence reaching as high as 86% in these populations. (wikipedia.org)
  • The epidemiology of septic abortion is therefore dictated by risk factors and barriers to safe abortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • Signs and symptoms related to septic abortion are mainly: High fever, usually above 101 °F / 38 °C Chills Severe abdominal pain and/or cramping /or strong perineal pressure Beginning miscarriage symptoms (heavy bleeding and or cramping) that suddenly stops and does not resume Prolonged or heavy vaginal bleeding Foul-smelling vaginal discharge Backache or heavy back pressure A cold or urinary tract infection may mimic many of the symptoms. (wikipedia.org)
  • A septic abortion is any abortion with infection after a miscarriage or intentional pregnancy termination. (cochrane.org)
  • One of the signs of septic abortion is fever. (cochrane.org)
  • Antibiotic treatment is very important for the treatment of septic abortion. (cochrane.org)
  • However, there is no agreement on the most effective antibiotics to be used either alone or in combination to treat septic abortion. (cochrane.org)
  • This review included 3 small studies of 233 women with septic abortion. (cochrane.org)
  • We found no strong evidence that clindamycin alone is better than penicillin plus chloramphenicol for treating women with septic abortion. (cochrane.org)
  • Similarly, the available evidence did not suggest that penicillin plus chloramphenicol is better than cephalothin plus kanamycin for the treatment of women with septic abortion. (cochrane.org)
  • The available evidence from three small trials, which involved some antibiotics not currently in use, is insufficient to advocate for a change in existing treatment recommendations for septic abortion. (cochrane.org)
  • In spite of this, combinations of antibiotics may be administered to women with septic abortion because they are more likely to reduce fever faster, including in women with bacteria in the blood, than single antibiotic treatment. (cochrane.org)
  • There is a need for high-quality RCTs providing reliable evidence for treatments of septic abortion with antibiotics that are currently in use. (cochrane.org)
  • The mainstay of treatment of septic abortion is antibiotic therapy alone or in combination with evacuation of retained products of conception. (cochrane.org)
  • To review the effectiveness of various individual antibiotics or antibiotic regimens in the treatment of septic abortion. (cochrane.org)
  • When there is an incomplete abortion caused by the pathogens that result in products of conception remaining in the body. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unlike in previous studies, the woman's age, parity and history of previous spontaneous or induced abortions were not found to be risk factors. (ices.on.ca)
  • Organic solvent-induced proximal tubular cell apoptosis via caspase-9 activation. (cdc.gov)
  • There are lots of reviews that cross-linking antibodies (Abs) certain to the floor of B-lymphoma cells can induce apoptosis and/or cell dying, particularly with anti-CD20 Abs. (ncbcs.org)
  • He stated that it was "grossly inadequate to attempt to gather detailed personal histories about women's reproductive lives by telephone," adding that the study was not designed to study the relationship between abortion and cancer. (mediamatters.org)
  • An important and much discussed consideration is whether such studies are inherently subject to reporting bias-that women with breast cancer may be more likely than control women to tell the interviewer if they have had an induced abortion when questioned about their reproductive history. (bmj.com)
  • The Center for Reproductive Rights, a global legal organization dedicated to advancing women's reproductive health, self-determination and dignity as basic human rights, has launched a new video and campaign about Kenya's restrictive abortion law. (blogspot.com)
  • This drug was developed in France and has been shown to be highly effective in inducing spontaneous abortion when administered in early pregnancy. (fsu.edu)
  • Qualitative tests also might have positive results for several weeks after termination of pregnancy because hCG can be present for several weeks after delivery or abortion (spontaneous or induced) ( 33 - 35 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by various methods. (realoptions.net)
  • Routinely called Europe's most radical and vocal nun, Forcades is known for her public opposition to the Catholic church's doctrine on women's ordination, same-sex unions and abortion as well as her vaccine skepticism. (usc.edu)
  • No administration recommended routinely for spontaneous or induced abortion. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • When applying evidence-based medicine, it becomes obvious that there is no sensible alternative to unrestricted access to effective contraception and safe, legal abortion paid for by social security. (fiapac.org)
  • Acute solvent exposure induced activation of cytochrome P4502E1 causes proximal tubular cell necrosis by oxidative stress. (cdc.gov)
  • None of the cohort or record linkage studies have shown a significant increase in breast cancer risk after exposure to induced abortion. (bmj.com)
  • WinRho® SDF is used to suppress the immune response of non-sensitized Rh o (D) negative individuals following exposure to Rh o (D) positive RBCs by fetomaternal hemorrhage during delivery of a Rh o (D) positive infant, abortion (spontaneous or induced), amniocentesis, abdominal trauma, or mismatched transfusion. (theodora.com)
  • Both spontaneous and induced abortion as well as abortion caused by intrauterine devices (IUD) have a marked effect upon population survival. (bmei.org)
  • surgical and medical abortion clinicians responded to individual-level surveys which included a 15-item validated stigma scale. (fiapac.org)
  • If Ronald Reagan's "11th Commandment" for Republicans was "Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican," then the 12th Commandment could potentially be, "Thou shalt not admit that Republicans want to punish women who have abortions. (salon.com)
  • Of course this makes no sense in the context of how anti-choice Republicans regard abortion as literally homicide, at best, and a holocaust against the unborn at worst. (salon.com)
  • So, how can we be sure that Republicans do, in fact, want to punish women who have illegal abortions, even though they refuse to confess? (salon.com)
  • Republicans have proposed legislation to require abortionists to transfer infants who survive abortions to hospitals, where they would be given the same degree of care as any wanted newborn, as well as to require states to report instances of a child being delivered alive after an attempted abortion. (lifesitenews.com)
  • At this very moment, the Kenyan government is reviewing proposals to include even more severe abortion restrictions into its constitution. (blogspot.com)
  • If you are pregnant and considering an abortion near Jingletown-Oakland, RealOptions Obria Medical Clinics can help you make an informed choice that is best for your health and well-being. (realoptions.net)
  • Setting - All Ontario general hospitals in which abortions are performed and all free-standing abortion clinics in Ontario. (ices.on.ca)
  • The ACOG's study used proper protocol and methods to discern their result on the breast cancer/abortion bond, "early studies of the relationship between prior induced abortion and breast cancer risk were methodologically flawed. (inquisitr.com)
  • Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of abortion facilities identified via publicly available resources in the USA (N=705) and Canada (N=94) from June through December 2013. (fiapac.org)
  • These methods also use data from CDC's Abortion Surveillance System, which publishes new data annually. (cdc.gov)
  • In the United States, the risk of maternal mortality is 14 times lower after induced abortion than after childbirth. (disabled-world.com)
  • Background Data on utilisation of in-facility second-trimester abortion services are sparse. (elsevierpure.com)
  • We describe temporal and geographical trends in utilisation of in-facility second-trimester abortion services across Mexico. (elsevierpure.com)
  • We described utilisation, calculated rates using population data, and used logistic regression to identify woman- and state-level factors (municipality-level marginalisation, state-level abortion law) associated with utilisation of second-trimester versus first-trimester services. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Results We identified 145 956 second-trimester abortions, or 13.4% of total documented hospitalizations for abortion between 2007 to 2015. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The annual utilisation rate of second-trimester abortion remained constant, between 0.5 to 0.6 per 1000 women aged 15-44 years. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Women living in highly marginalised municipalities had 1.43 higher odds of utilising abortions services in their second versus their first trimester, when compared with women in municipalities with low marginalisation (95% CI 1.18 to 1.73). (elsevierpure.com)
  • Conclusions Our results suggest there is a need for all types of second-trimester abortion services in Mexico. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Among this predominantly premenopausal population, neither induced nor spontaneous abortion was associated with the incidence of breast cancer. (mediamatters.org)
  • To determine baseline rates of spontaneous abortions (SAs) and whether antidepressants increase those rates. (nih.gov)
  • However, self-managed medication abortions are highly effective and safe. (disabled-world.com)
  • Half received standard care with an in-person consultation and ultrasound and had an abortion initiated with oral medication at the clinic. (disabled-world.com)
  • The unmodified word abortion generally refers to an induced abortion. (disabled-world.com)
  • Especially considering the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria, septic abortions are of high concern for the medical community. (wikipedia.org)
  • The authors recommend measures to reduce RF exposures and induce body current levels. (cdc.gov)
  • The first presupposition is accurate in a society which prohibits abortion and which has few effective pre-natal preventive or treatment measures. (bmei.org)
  • Breast Cancer And Abortions, Are They Linked? (inquisitr.com)
  • There, he was asked if he believed the rumor that abortion leads to breast cancer . (inquisitr.com)
  • Rumors began circling the internet anyway, stating that abortion and breast cancer were linked. (inquisitr.com)
  • In the 90s, a study was done on the connection between abortions and breast cancer. (inquisitr.com)
  • More rigorous recent studies demonstrate no causal relationship between induced abortion and a subsequent increase in breast cancer risk," the Committee on Gynecologic Practice of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) concluded. (inquisitr.com)
  • More rigorous recent studies demonstrate no causal relationship between induced abortion and a subsequent increase in breast cancer risk. (inquisitr.com)
  • Other studies on abortion leading to breast cancer were also made public. (inquisitr.com)
  • Women who have had an induced abortion have the same risk of breast cancer as other women. (inquisitr.com)
  • Breast cancer and abortion are not linked. (inquisitr.com)
  • Tucker Carlson's news website The Daily Caller is clinging to a dubious study to push the discredited claim that women who have had abortions are at greater risk for developing breast cancer. (mediamatters.org)
  • Study Shows Link Between Breast Cancer And Abortion, Cancer Institute: No Way. (mediamatters.org)
  • The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer contends that political correctness was the reason the researchers claimed there is no link. (mediamatters.org)
  • In studies of this type," he said, "the persistent under-reporting of prior abortions among healthy controls (social desirability bias) produces a spurious relationship between abortion and later breast cancer. (mediamatters.org)
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: No Causal Relationship Between Induced Abortion and Breast Cancer Risk. (mediamatters.org)
  • At that time, the Committee said, "Early studies of the relationship between prior induced abortion and breast cancer risk were methodologically flawed. (mediamatters.org)
  • These experts did not find that abortions (either induced or spontaneous) cause a higher breast cancer risk. (mediamatters.org)
  • At this time, the scientific evidence does not support the notion that abortion of any kind raises the risk of breast cancer or any other type of cancer. (mediamatters.org)
  • Study Of Premenopausal Women Found No Association Between Abortion And Breast Cancer. (mediamatters.org)
  • This risk, multiplied by the millions of induced abortions around the world, can account for the mysterious jump in the breast cancer rate. (ewtn.com)
  • This report discusses the twenty-two published studies which document a link between a first-pregnancy abortion and an increased risk of breast cancer, and concludes that women need to know about this risk before they choose abortion. (ewtn.com)
  • The ratio of observed to expected cases did not increase over time either for all abortions or for induced abortions, as would be expected if abortions were a cause of breast cancer. (bmj.com)
  • 6-8 Like the Swedish linkage study, 6 we found a slightly lower than expected rate of abortion before breast cancer. (bmj.com)
  • From 2015-2017, approximately 73.3 million abortions occurred worldwide each year. (wikipedia.org)
  • In South Africa, it is estimated that approximately half of all abortions are performed outside the general healthcare system, thus risking the safety of women in need of care. (disabled-world.com)
  • Approximately 20% of patients may have a spontaneous remission without specific therapy. (medscape.com)
  • For example, women can be examined at a clinic that does not have access to ultrasound and then receive guidance for the abortion remotely", says Margit Endler. (disabled-world.com)
  • Hence, studies that "rely on only self-reports of abortion (as opposed to medical records) are not credible. (mediamatters.org)
  • Recent, reputable, and repeated medical research indicates that it may be abortion. (ewtn.com)
  • Study shows that medical abortion can be carried out safely and effectively via telemedicine, without a routine ultrasound examination. (disabled-world.com)
  • There are many ironies surrounding the recent case of Andrea Prudente: the US citizen who was denied potentially life-saving medical abortion at Malta's State hospital. (maltatoday.com.mt)
  • to avoid performing a medical abortion, in a case where the foetus was destined to be naturally aborted anyway. (maltatoday.com.mt)
  • Catholic nun and medical doctor Teresa Forcades says women should make their own abortion decisions. (usc.edu)
  • Medical Abortion , Katzir L. Induced abortion. (realoptions.net)
  • If that's truly the case, and we have no reason to doubt they believe it, then women who have illegal abortions following some sort of nationwide ban would, at the very least, be the masterminds of the crime -- voluntarily requesting the so-called "murder" of fetuses. (salon.com)
  • One protester said women who have illegal abortions should simply be prayed for. (salon.com)
  • Though the rates of illegal abortion are debatable, it is highly unlikely that they were anything like the 1.5 million annual legal abortions today, plus the IUD-induced abortions. (bmei.org)