Medical abortion cannot be considered absolutely safe either - there are no such methods, since any abortion disrupts the course of the normal pregnancy process and roughly interrupts the hormonal changes that have begun in the woman's body preparing for childbearing. Of course, the shorter the gestational age, the less pronounced all the changes, but do not forget that hormonal changes begin immediately from the very beginning of pregnancy - the fertilization of the egg.
Therefore, even after medical abortion, the risk of developing diseases of hormone-dependent organs (mammary glands, ovaries, uterus) increases, and the likelihood of the formation of benign and malignant tumors of these organs increases. In addition, being an antihormonal drug, MEFIPRISTONE can cause a serious malfunction of the endocrine system, which can subsequently cause endocrine infertility.
Among the long-term consequences of abortions are various hormonal disorders, including diseases of the thyroid gland, pituitary gland - the central regulator of the endocrine system; gynecological pathology: endometriosis, ovarian dysfunction, chronic endometritis, salpingo-oophoritis (inflammatory process in the fallopian tubes and ovary), infertility. In subsequent pregnancies, an earlier abortion can provoke an Rh conflict - a condition in which antibodies are formed in the body of an Rh-negative mother to the red blood cells of an Rh-positive fetus.
The fact is, if during a pregnancy that ended in an abortion, a certain portion of antibodies has already developed, then these antibodies begin their detrimental effect on the fetus and during subsequent pregnancy with a Rh-positive fetus, others are added to them, that is, antibodies accumulate. The more antibodies, the more serious effect they can have on the body of the fetus.
So, if you become pregnant shortly after giving birth, remember that there is no safe abortion. Abortion is a serious blow to a woman's health and the price to pay for a careless attitude towards contraception and the prevention of unwanted pregnancies. Even with good subjective tolerance, abortion can cause serious long-term consequences, up to tumor processes, incurable infertility. Meanwhile, a second pregnancy will bring you new happiness - a second (and maybe third) child.