By the time women complete five decades of their life, at least one out of every three of them would have had an abortion. The procedure has become extremely common, given today’s stressful life and parenthood limitations. There are two kinds of abortions. One involved taking the abortion pill while the other is a clinical procedure.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) takes on the huge responsibility of providing quality options for affordable child health care, reproductive health care, and maternal health care.
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Started in Brooklyn almost nine decades ago, the present name came into use in 1942. There are 850 centers today in the US serving more than 3,000,000 people. As the USA’s foremost provider of clinical abortions, it has been embroiled in various debates over ethical issues of Planned Parenthood and advised abortions.
There are several possible side effects of Planned Parenthood surgical abortions both physiological and psychological. These can be enumerated as
Possible Physiological Side Effects
- Possibility of infection, hysterectomy, hemorrhage, and bleeding
- Fever
- Abdominal pain
- Cramps
- Being at a greater risk for breast cancer and pelvic inflammatory disease
- Blockage and/or infection of fallopian tubes
- Higher risk of miscarriage in future conceptions
- Greater risk of sterility
- Higher possibility of complications in wanted pregnancies
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Possible Psychological Side Effects
- Mental stress due to physical trauma called Post Abortion Syndrome (PAS) that affects behavioral pattern and emotions of the patient
- Possibility of depression leading to a nervous breakdown
- Alcohol and drug abuse
- Fall of self-esteem self-confidence
- Lack of motivation
- Greater risk of suicidal tendencies
- Anxiety and loneliness
- Frigidity
- Insomnia
- Child abuse
- Anger for no reason
- Guilt and anxiety with respect to the religious and socio-cultural values of the patient
Planned parenthood counseling and management endeavors to minimize both the common and uncommon symptoms of abortion by prescription of effective antibiotics, other relevant medications, and planned diet schedules.
After an abortion, with or without complications, the menstrual period may resume after a month or 45 days. In between, it is advisable to take good rest, eat nutritious food, take prescribed medicines as per directions and avoid strenuous exercise. It is also important to avoid unprotected intercourse during this period as conception soon after an abortion may take a heavy toll on the woman’s health.
In spite of the best precautions taken to have a safe abortion as advised by the Planned Parenthood centers, it is important for both the patient and her partner to plan for the future in a manner that will avoid abortions. The procedure is best avoided by caution and responsible decisions by both partners.
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One in every three American women who have crossed the age of 45 has had an abortion.
Planned Parenthood centers in the US are about 850 in number and they aid citizens by providing affordable child, maternal and reproductive care. Side effects of abortions ranging from mild hemorrhage to increased risk of cancer can be minimized by effective after-care, prescription of optimal medication, and responsible birth control practices by both partners. The side effects that are both physiological and psychological take a heavy toll on the patients’ health.