Sometimes the timing or circumstances just aren\u2019t right for a pregnancy or having a child. Getting an abortion is a difficult decision to make, and it can take a toll on your mental, emotional and physical health. But what if the timing is right for you later on in life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some people believe that having an abortion will have a negative impact on your fertility<\/a>, making it difficult for you to conceive in the future. The good news is that abortion doesn\u2019t cause infertility. But how can it affect your body\u2019s ability to have a child in the future? That\u2019s what we\u2019re here to discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read on to learn the basics of abortion as well as how it affects fertility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An abortion means to terminate a pregnancy by removing the fetus or embryo. There are two types of abortion: medical and surgical. A medical abortion involves prescribing medications to take at home that will terminate the pregnancy. A surgical abortion is a medical procedure that removes the fetus or embryo as well as the pregnancy tissue and the placenta from the uterus.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n More than 70 million induced abortions<\/a> take place around the world every year. About 6 out of 10 of people who have an unintended pregnancy have an induced abortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The risks of abortion are relatively low, though there\u2019s an increased possibility of complications the further the abortion is done into a pregnancy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Potential complications of abortion include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A medical abortion also has a risk of tissue remaining inside the uterus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite what some may believe, abortion does not lead to infertility. The chance of having issues with future pregnancies or fertility that stem from abortion is very small. There has been some research<\/a> that shows abortion may slightly increase the risk of having an early birth in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat is an abortion? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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