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Abortion - Elective or Therapeutic
Alternate Names : Elective Abortion, Therapeutic Abortion
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Prognosis (Expectations)
Legally performed abortions are relatively safe. Complications rarely occur. A first trimester legal abortion is physically safer for a woman than actually giving birth.
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• Symptoms & Signs
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• Abdominal Pain
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• Breast Pain
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• Dizziness
• Fainting
• Fever
• Menstruation - Absent
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Shock
• Vaginal Bleeding Between Periods
Review Date : 1/27/2002
Reviewed By : Peter Chen, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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